Black Caps victors; White Ferns defeated
- Dave Worsley
- Mar 24
- 2 min read
The Black Caps have bounced back from their Eden Park defeat to put away Pakistan by 115 runs in the fourth T20I at Mt Maunganui.
The visitors won the toss and elected to field as New Zealand went on an initial rampage before a fade in the middle of the innings and then a revival to score 220-6.
Tim Seifert made 44 from 22 with four sixes and three fours, fellow opener Finn Allen scored 50 from 20 (six fours and three sixes while Mark Chapman 24 and Daryl Mitchell 29 before James Neesham and Mitch Hay both fell for three.
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Michael Bracewell then got the innings back in order with 46 not out while Zak Fouklkes was three not out.
Pakistan couldn't get their innings underway. Jacob Duffy ripped out three in a row as Irfan Khan was the only batter to challenge the bowlers scoring 24. Abdul Samad swung at the ball down the order for 44 runs otherwise no one else reached double figures.
Duffy finished with 4-20 and Foulkes 3-25 with Will O'rourke, Neesham and Ish Sodi all taking a wicket each.
The fifht T20I is on Saturday in Wellington.
Meanwhile the White Ferns were thrashed again by 82 runs by a rampant Australian team.
The visitors batted first and blazed away to 204-3 in their 20 overs with all five players to the crease scoring over 20.
Beth Mooney made 70 from 42, Georgia Voll 36 from 20 while Phoebe Litchfield scored 32 and Ellyse Perry was not out 29 and Annabel Sutherland not out 23.
Amelia Kerr too a wicket as did sister Jessica and Sophie Devine.
At bat New Zelaand were dismissed for 122 in the 17th over. Amelia Kerr held the innings together with 40 from 36 balls.
Otherwise it was slim pickings with Maddy Green 22, Jess Kerr 14 and Georgia Plimmer 14.
Sutherland had the remarkable figures of 4-8 from 2.1 overs