A dramatic hailstorm on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pressured the abandonment of the fourth Twenty20 (T20) between Pakistan and New Zealand on Thursday, ending the vacationers’ hopes of profitable the five-match sequence.
The Black Caps made a promising begin to their bid to degree up the sequence at 2-2 and had reached 164 for 5 when the hail began falling with seven deliveries remaining of their innings.
Mark Chapman, who contributed an unbeaten 71 to the tally from 42 balls, stated it rapidly grew to become obvious that play wouldn’t be resumed.
“Hail wasn’t something we thought was on the cards. It whited out the whole outfield, it was something we hadn’t seen before,” the center order batter stated.
“We’re looking forward to that fifth game. Even drawing a series against a very strong Pakistan side in their own conditions is no mean feat.”
The ultimate T20 takes place in Rawalpindi on Monday and can be adopted by a five-match ODI sequence between the 2 nations beginning on April 27.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com