LAHORE [Pakistan]: Tim Robinson's explosive innings with the bat and William O'Rourke's remarkable spell put New Zealand ahead in the series after a four-run defeat against Pakistan in the fourth T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. A thrilling thriller that kept the fans on the edge of their seats at the Gaddafi Stadium and saw the Kiwis take an unassailable lead in the series. The inexperienced fast bowler took an early lead by dismissing captain Babar Azam in the second over. At the other end, Saim Ayub did well but O'Rourke did better than him. Pakistan's score became 79/4 in the 10th over and Fakhar Zaman raised hopes of victory.He attacked the opposition bowlers to keep the required rate within reach of Pakistan. Iftikhar Ahmed (23) and Imad Wasim (22*) supported Fakhar as he looked to lead the Men in Green to victory. Fakhar took Pakistan close to the finish line, but Ben Sears proved to be a game-changer as he dismissed the left-hander in the 18th over. With 28 runs needed from the last two overs, Imad went on the attack and almost sealed victory for the hosts. With 10 runs required from the last two balls, H hit a boundary on the second last ball, but Fina failed to clear the rope on the delivery, leading to a 4-run victory for New Zealand.Earlier in the game, Pakistan captain Babar Azam had won the match. Openers Tim Robinson and Tom Blundell won the toss and elected to bowl first and made a positive start to the innings. The bot batsmen completed 50 runs for the Kiwi team in the fifth over. In the same over, the Kiwis lost the wicket of Blundell when the team's score was 56 runs. The wicketkeeper-batsman returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs, which included five fours in his innings.After Blundell's wicket, Dean Foxcroft came in the middle to bat with Robinson. Before Robinson was out, both the players made a partnership of 38 runs. In the 11th over, Robinson was out after playing a brilliant inning of 51 runs in 36 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes. After Robinson was out, left-handed batsman Mark Chapman came on the field. Bat alone with Foxcroft. The visiting team completed 100 runs in the 12th over, with Chapman taking a single off Usama Mir.At 128 in the 14th over, New Zealand lost their third wicket as Chapman was sent back to the dressing room. At 132 after scoring only eight runs, the team lost the fourth match as Foxcroft was out for 34 off 26 balls with the help of three sixes. After Foxcroft was out, Kiwi captain Michael Bracewell came in to bat with Jimmy Neesham. , The two put on a partnership of 37 runs, before the team lost the wicket of Bracewell in the 19th over with the score at 169. In the same over, the Blackcaps lost the wicket of Josh Clarkson, who was out on the first ball. The New Zealand team ended its innings at 178 runs at the loss of seven wickets after completion of 20 overs.The bowler for Pakistan was Abbas Afrid who took three wickets in his spell of three overs, where he gave away 20 runs in his spell. , Mohammad Amir, Zaman Khan, Usama Mir and Iftikhar Ahmed took one wicket each in their respective spells as New Zealand now take a 2-1 lead in the series and the two teams will face each other in the final T20I on Saturday. Brief scores: New Zealand 178/7 in 20 overs (Tim Robinson 51, Dean Foxcroft 34, Abbas Afridi 3/20) vs Pakistan 174/8 (Fakhar Zaman 61; William O'Rourke 3-27, Ben Sears 2-27).