The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down in the 2nd innings as there is always some dew expected at the venue.
Pakistan will lock horns with New Zealand in the all importnat clash. This is the 3rd match of the series and will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Babar Azam played a magnificent knock in the 2nd game of the series. Pakistan are leading the series 2-0 and will want to make it three in three. The likes of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan will be key with the ball for Pakistan. are back in the mix too and expect Pakistan to put up a strong performance.
On the other hand, New Zealand is coming into this series with a young team, as some of their players are in India, participating in the Indian Premier League. There are missing plenty of their superstars and it will be Tom Latham who will be leading them this time around. Daryl Mitchell and James Neesham will need to stand up and deliver in this do-or-die game for New Zealand. Pakistan will get their best game out today and try to take an unassailable lead in the series.
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The Pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium Stadium has been a belter over the years, the ball comes onto the bat very well and the batters enjoy batting at this venue. Stadium has a 170-run average score for the side batting first. This venue has produced plenty of high-scoring contests in the recently concluded PSL as well. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down in the 2nd innings as there is always some dew expected at the venue.
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st T20I
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date & Time: April 14th, at 9:30 PM IST and 9:00 PM Local Time
Opened | 1959 |
Capacity | 27,000 |
Ends | Pavilion End and College End |
Location | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
Time Zone | UTC +05:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | Hockey |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 27 |
Matches won batting first | 13 |
Matches won bowling first | 11 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 160 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 145 |
Highest total recorded | 209/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK |
Lowest total recorded | 101/10 (17.4 Ov) by PAK vs SL |
Highest score chased | 176/8 (19.4 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM |
Lowest score defended | 126/7 (20 Ov) by PAKW vs BANW |