Phillips confident NZ have the resources to find success in slower Dubai

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Post date March 2, 2025

After games in Karachi, Rawalpindi, and now Dubai, New Zealand will head to Lahore for their semi-final – they are the only semi-finalist who will have played four games at four different venues
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