The 4th T20I resulted in no result and now NZ will need to win the last match of the series to level it up 2-2.
Pakistan will lock horns with New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series. The game is scheduled to be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan secured two victories in the first two games of the series in Lahore. The bowling has been in tremendous form, and the batting unit led by Babar Azam has fired collectively. Mohammad Rizwan is due for Pakistan and will be looking to step up in this match. The last 4th match of the series resulted in a washout and now Pakistan will enter this fixture as start favourites and will win the series 3-1.
On the other hand, New Zealand bounced back well after suffering two crushing defeats in the 3rd T20I. In the previous match, Tom Latham was awarded the man of the match for his fantastic performance. Jimmy Neesham was the pick of the bowlers, he scalped three wickets in the game, and impressive outings from Rachin Ravindra and Adam Milne helped them restrict the Pakistan batters. New Zealand eventually won the match by 4 runs. The Black Caps were looking to make it two in two and take this to the series decided but the 4th T20I resulted in no result and now NZ will need to win the last match of the series to level it up 2-2.
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The New Zealand tour of Pakistan will be telecasted live on the Sony Network and will be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app. The toss will take place at 9:00 PM IST and the Match will start at 9:30 PM IST on Friday, the 24th of April.
Pakistan Probable Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
New Zealand Probable Playing XI: Chad Bowes, Tim Seifert, Tom Latham (c & wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi
New Zealand Squad: Chad Bowes, Tom Latham(w/c), Mark Chapman, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Will Young, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Matt Henry, Dane Cleaver, Blair Tickner, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Lister
Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Zaman Khan, Imad Wasim, Ihsanullah
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