Bowler Matt Henry is optimistic that New Zealand can escape being swept by Pakistan in the one-day international series if they improve their performance in the fifth and final match, which will take place on Sunday. New Zealand is now ranked number one in the world.
The New Zealand cricket team has arrived in Pakistan without its normal skipper Kane Williamson, who is most likely going to be unable to participate in this year’s World Cup due to a knee injury. Additionally, a number of key players are now fulfilling obligations to their franchises in the Indian Premier League.
The squad, which was led by Tom Latham, was able to salvage a 2-2 tie in the prior Twenty20 series, but Pakistan had established an insurmountable 4-0 lead in the One-Day Series. At the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday, the fourth one-day international, Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam hit 107 runs to help his team register a dominant score of 334-6.
In their reply, New Zealand were bowled out for 232 runs in the 44th over, which resulted in a loss by 102 runs for their team.
“It’s a shame that we really haven’t had the success that we wanted to… ” Following the defeat, Henry said to the press. “Even though it’s not nice not to have won, we’re definitely taking some positives out of this tour so far,” said the lead singer of the band. “This tour has a lot more in store for us.”
There is still one game left for us, and I really hope that we can put together a strong performance for it.
The visitors are hoping that the experience of competing in nine limited-overs matches in the conditions of the subcontinent would serve them well when they compete in the One-Day International World Cup later this year in India.
Henry was quite honest when he stated that Pakistan had outperformed his squad in their natural environment.
“In the utmost importance, we have been concentrating on this tour. “We’re coming here to Pakistan to challenge ourselves and compete the best we can,” said the 31-year-old who has been New Zealand’s finest bowler on this tour. Pakistan is a country that is located in South Asia.
“Obviously, it’s frustrating to be four-nil, but sometimes you’ve got to give kudos to the way that Pakistan has been playing their cricket. They’ve really been putting in the effort.”
They are now ranked number one in the world, despite the fact that they are competing in their own environment.
“They’ve been able to really adapt to these conditions and put the squeeze on during key moments.”