Mark Chapman and Chad Bowes of New Zealand scored half-centuries against Pakistan on Thursday in RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP). However, a severe hailstorm forced an early end to the fourth T20 on that day.Before the players were forced off the field due to heavy rain and hail, Chapman was unbeaten on 71 and New Zealand was close to scoring a strong total of 164-5 in 18.5 overs. The game was then called off by the referee.With the final match scheduled for next Monday at the same Pindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan holds a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.After Babar Azam won the toss and chose to field, skipper Tom Latham (13) gave the Kiwis an aggressive start by smashing Pakistans best fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for three boundaries in the first over.Latham couldnt keep going long when Babar went to Imad Wasims left-arm turn inside the powerplay which procured Pakistan two fast wickets. As Latham attempted to sweep the spinner, he top-edged Wasim to deep square leg, and Will Young (6) was clean bowled by a low delivery.Bowes, who scored 54 runs, also showed early aggression against Afridi by scoring three more boundaries in the second over of the left-arm fast bowlers innings, boosting New Zealands powerplay score to 50-2.Wasim, on the other hand, had Daryl Mitchell stumped in his third over with his left-arm spin, and he went on to finish with impressive scores of 3-19.Bowes and Chapman resurrected New Zealand with a 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Chapman reached his maiden T20 half-century with a four and a six against Shadab Khan, a spinner, before Afridi came back and pulled a stunning return catch to dismiss Bowes.Chapman then assumed responsibility against Pakistan seamers in the passing overs, crushing three successive limits against Zaman Khan to raise his last part century in the series before downpour showed up and finished the game rashly with no outcome.
