Morrison is optimistic about New Zealand’s chances at the quadrennial event which will run from May 30 to July 14.
New Zealand survived Thisara Perera's remarkable onslaught that saw the burly Sri Lankan allrounder clobber 140 runs in just 74 balls to claim a 21-run win in the 2nd ODI
Ross Taylor and Colin Munro carried New Zealand to 319 for seven in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka.
England and Australia boards had informed BCCI that their players will not be available for next year’s IPL beyond May 1 in view of the ICC World Cup.
Rohit Sharma notched up his fourth T20I hundred in the 2nd T20I against West Indies at the Shri Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lucknow, thus becoming the first player in the history of the format to score four centuries.
Hafeez added 34 quickfire runs with Shoaib Malik (10) as Pakistan romped home with two balls to spare.
Having successful defended totals four times over the past nine days, Pakistan will be confident of applying the squeeze again.
The win ensured Pakistan their seventh consecutive T20I win since July this year.
Sarfraz admitted New Zealand, two points behind Australia in the world rankings having played three fewer matches, will be a tougher opponent.
Sarfraz Ahmed’s Pakistan just wrapped up their 10th successive T20I series win, beating Australia 3-0, to extend their record in the format this year to a stunning 14-2, while New Zealand wades into the T20I series against top-ranked Pakistan in its return to international cricket after six months