When the situation seemed to be good for New Zealand and things were finally headed into the right direction, it was just a blink of an eye and New Zealand lost the match form a winning position. The team played good cricket overall but at the end of the
day, the result was not the one they would have liked.
After the New Zealand team was put into bat, the hosts managed to find some form with the bat scoring more than 300 runs for the first time in the series. All the batsmen showed a positive attempt to come out of the shell. Towards the end of the innings,
it was the exceptional effort of James Franklin which took the team to a massive total.
New Zealand team dominated for most part of the match and at one stage would have won it if the rain had continued to pour down. Mother Nature turned its back on the New Zealand team and the situation turned around dramatically when Yusuf Pathan blasted
his way through the Kiwi bowling line-up.
New Zealand will look for one win in the last match of the series which will be played on Friday. The team has shown that it has the potential to perform and win the matches but they only need to get some confidence. Although the team was under immense pressure
before the start of the fourth match, their positive intent took them out of the devastating situation which they had been in.
There have been continuous rains in Chennai in the past few days which will host the last match of the series. Though the rain has stopped and there have been clear skies over Chennai for the last couple of days, there is a possibility of rain in the match
on Friday. New Zealand would be hoping to have a complete match and end the losing streak which has now continued for the last 10 matches.
In contrast to New Zealand, the Indian team has won last five matches it has played. The New Zealand team should not give up on fighting. The batsmen should go out and play with a positive intent just like they did in the fourth match. The reason for losing
the first three matches without any fight was that the players were playing for survival rather than being aggressive.
After this series, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. The Black Caps would like to win the final match of the series to gain some sort of confidence heading into their home series.
The batting department has fired and the bowlers almost did their job but so many runs were leaked towards the end. The last match may prove to be the turning point for New Zealand and the team should give it all.
The Indian team on the other hand would be confident of a whitewash after the heroic efforts of Yusuf Pathan. The team will look to improve in the bowling department a bit as too many runs were given away in the final five overs.
Things will be a little better in the New Zealand dressing room after the performance in the fourth match. They will be geared up to come back hard on the Indian team and end the series with a positive result.
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