Shadab Khan is considered one of the best Pakistan fielders and the star all-rounder once again showed his brilliance during the ongoing fourth T20I against New Zealand at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.
The 25-year-old, who didn't bowl any over, made a massive contribution with his catch to dismiss the hero of the third T20I, Mark Chapman.
Shadab went to his left and dived to the perfection in order to claim the catch of the New Zealand batter, who made only 9.
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It must be noted New Zealand are batting after being put into bat first by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. At the time of writing this story, the visitors were 164/4 after 18 overs.
Pakistan made a few changes from the third T20I playing XI that lost to the Black Caps. The Green Shirts were handed major injury blows as key players Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi were ruled out of the series with injuries.
Imad Wasim replaced the injured Irfan Niazi while Fakhar Zaman came in place of Rizwan. Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir, who sat on the bench in third T20I, and Zaman Khan are included in the playing XI while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah are rested. Usama Mir replaced Abrar Ahmed as well.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Zaman Khan.
New Zealand: TA Blundell (wk), TB Robinson, D Foxcroft, MS Chapman, JDS Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), JA Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, JA Duffy, BV Sears, W O'Rourke.
Remember, New Zealand made a stunning comeback in the five-match T20I series courtesy of Mark Chapman who led the visitors to victory by seven wickets in the third match at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on April 21.
The series is now level at 1-1 with two matches remaining in Lahore. The matches are scheduled on April 25 and 27 at the Gaddafi Stadium.
The series is being broadcast live on Pakistan’s first sports channel Geo Super.
Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series schedule
April 18 — 1st T20I, Rawalpindi — Match called off due to rain
April 20 — 2nd T20I, Rawalpindi — Pakistan won by seven wickets
April 21 — 3rd T20I, Rawalpindi — New Zealand won by seven wickets
April 25 — 4th T20I, Lahore
April 27 — 5th T20I, Lahore
- Shadab Khan
