PAK VS NZ - 4th ODI, New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2023

Pakistan have scaled the number 1 position now in ODIs. The last couple of years have seen them do well in white ball cricket and the rankings reflect the same. They are a dangerous as well as a mercurial side while playing the shorter formats. New Zealand have tried hard but they haven't come too close to this well oiled Pakistan side. They will look for one final hurrah. We will be there to bring it to you.

Babar Azam, Player of the Match: Team's efforts and the work from the support staff has helped us to be number 1, Credit to the boys for putting in the effort in tough times. The journey has been good. And has been a memorable one. Has been filled with support, sacrifices and struggle so far. The wicket played well today. We planned to build partnerships. Me and Agha built a partnership and decided to take it deep. We thought 310 was possible. Shaheen got us beyond expectations. As a team, we had decided we would test our bench strength. We need to prepare for future games and events. We needed to be sure of our best 15 or 16 players.

Tom Latham: I think they played really well. The platform they were able to set despite losing three wickets. Babar played well and players played well around him. Credit to them. When you look at it at a development point of view, they got some exposure against a team like Pakistan. We will go back understanding the conditions better. Would be trying to build some partnerships. Some one will have to bat through. We will look at the wicket we will be playing on and then we will take a call as to what is to be done.

23:03 Local Time, 18:03 GMT, 23:33 IST: The target of 335 was always going to be enough. NZ were always up against it. Latham and Chapman tried hard but their knocks needed to be much bigger than they were. That was the only time when it seemed that Pakistan might have to break some sweat. But wasn't to be. Mohammad Wasim Jr and Mir were brilliant and scalped 7 wickets between them. Shaheen removed the skipper and post that NZ never threatened much. They needed someone to score really big but that never happened. Earlier, the skipper of Pakistan scored a ton and that propelled their team to 334. Pakistan have made it 4-0 and are now number 1 in the ODI rankings. Hang on for the presentation ceremony.

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Tickner, out Bowled!! That's it. Pakistan make it 4-0. That was fuller, straighter, Tickner goes for the big heave down the ground and misses it. The ball shatters the sticks down. Third one for Mohammad Wasim Jr and he has managed to put the final touches on the game. Tickner b Mohammad Wasim Jr 6(11)

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Tickner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Ben Lister, 1 run, stays leg-side of the ball and pats the ball down into the off-side for a single

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Ben Lister, no run, length delivery, outside off, Ben Lister doesn't get behind the line of the delivery and inside edges the ball down to the keeper on a bounce

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Tickner, 1 run, fuller ball, just outside off, Tickner throws his bat and gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a single

Usama Mir to Ben Lister, no run, turns in, Ben Lister guards it and denies Usama Mir a fifer

Ben Lister, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Usama Mir to Matt Henry, out Caught by Haris Rauf!! Taken at long-off. Was a tossed up delivery, Matt Henry went for the heave down the ground but has ended up finding the man in the deep. Ninth one down. Mir has his fourth wicket. Pakistan need one more to make it 4-0. Matt Henry c Haris Rauf b Usama Mir 5(5) [4s-1]

Usama Mir to Matt Henry, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Usama Mir to Tickner, 1 run, push drives the ball down to long-off for a single as that was a tossed up delivery

Usama Mir to Tickner, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, turns away and Tickner misses the lofted hit

Usama Mir to Tickner, no run, that landed outside leg and Pakistan lost another review. Was a leg break and Tickner wanted to turn the ball away on to the on-side to miss the ball

Review taken by Pakistan. If there is no edge and if it has landed in line, it should be really close. But the ball has landed outside the line. He is safe.

Usama Mir to Tickner, 2 runs, lofts it down the ground sans any timing and gets it wide of long-off for a couple of runs

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Matt Henry, FOUR, slapped down past mid-on for a four! Was dropped short, Matt Henry backed away and thwacked it down the ground

Mohammad Wasim Jr to Matt Henry, no run, fuller length delivery. Matt Henry cue-ends the ball down to mid-on