In this match played in Christ Church, New Zealand won the toss and decided to field first. On behalf of Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan scored 90 runs off 63 balls, Bahir Azam scored 19 runs, Mohammad Nawaz scored 21 runs and Fakhr Zaman scored only 9 runs. Saeem Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan scored only one run each. Sahibzada Farhan was included in today’s match in place of Azam Khan.
Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets each for New Zealand. Adam Mullen took 1 wicket for 49 runs. New Zealand chased down the target for the loss of 3 wickets in 18.1 overs. All three wickets were taken by Shaheen Afridi. Mohammad Nawaz scored 41 runs in 4 overs.
Daryl Mitchell scored 72, Glenn Phillips scored 70 runs.
One change was made to the Pakistan team for the fourth T20I. Sahibzada Farhan became part of the team in place of wicket-keeper batsman Azam Khan. Other players of the team included Muhammad Rizwan, Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhr Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Nawaz, Captain Shaheen Afridi, Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf and Zaman Khan.
In this five-match T20 series, New Zealand had already taken a decisive lead by defeating Pakistan in 3 consecutive matches.