Rizwan ruled out – Pakistan will lose one of their batting pillars in the penultimate Twenty20 International against New Zealand, but the other, captain Babar Azam, was hopeful that his team will bounce back from their disheartening defeat in the last game by winning the five-match series.
The series is tied 1-1 after depleted New Zealand, stripped of their big names due to their participation in the Indian Premier League, stunned Pakistan by winning the third game by seven wickets, and now the hosts will also lose one of its stars. players.
Goalkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who along with Babar is one of the key cogs in Pakistan’s top order, will miss the last two matches of the series due to a hamstring injury he suffered when the teams last met in Rawalpindi. Rizwan ruled out
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Goalkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who along with Babar is one of the key cogs in Pakistan’s top order, will miss the last two matches of the series due to a hamstring injury he suffered when the teams last met. in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan will also be without batsman Irfan Khan Niazi due to injury and a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesperson announced the injury absences ahead of Babar’s pre-match press conference for Thursday’s fourth T20.
“Injuries are part and parcel of the game,” Babar told reporters at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday. “But when you lose a top player like Rizwan, of course, the team will miss him. Everyone has seen the way he has served Pakistan with his performances. Fortunately, Rizwan’s injury is not that serious and he is being rested to fully recover as we have more series to play before the T20 World Cup.Rizwan ruled out
Babar emphasized that Pakistan will continue to rotate their players for the rest of the series, adding that all the players agreed with the direction of the team.
“We’re trying to give everyone a chance,” he said. “We are also trying to give our bench opportunities to play so that we can all be in top shape for the World Cup. “We are trying different combinations and there is always proper communication from the team management whenever a player is removed.”Rizwan ruled out
Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell said the Black Caps had been buoyed by their victory in the third T20. After the opening match of the series was washed out, Pakistan claimed victory in the second game and Bracewell said the “confidence had been restored” to his team after their victory in the last game.
“The playing conditions are different in Pakistan and we always learn something by playing here,” he added. “We may be without our big names, but it is a great opportunity for younger players to express themselves in an international series. Since Pakistan has all their big boys, it is a great opportunity for our players to play against a difficult team.”
Bracewell praised Chapman for his sensational knock in the last game and said his team will continue to build on his victory.
“We learned from our loss against Pakistan in the second game as a batting unit and adjusted our game accordingly,” he said. “We have no illusions that the last two games at Gaddafi are going to be easy. “We will continue to focus on making adjustments and not rest on our laurels after winning the last game.Rizwan ruled out
He also backed Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah to show their true form after the belligerent Mark Chapman hit the duo everywhere in the last match; The New Zealand batsman led his team to victory.
The series against New Zealand is an opportunity for the Pakistan team, which includes several new players, to form a winning combination ahead of the World Cup in the United States and the West Indies.Rizwan ruled out
Babar was reinstated as captain ahead of the series and said that he was hopeful that his team would bounce back in the series.
“We lost the last game, but we have to be careful not to point fingers at one or two players since the whole team lost the game,” he said. “We are playing as a team and if we had not wasted opportunities on the field the result would have been in our favor. We will try not to repeat the mistakes of the past to win the remaining two matches and win the series.Rizwan ruled out