These two teams have faced each other in 33 matches in T20Is. In the 32 games, New Zealand have won 12 matches while Pakistan has won 20 and 1 match has had no result due to rain.
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.
The Black Caps will be looking to make it two in two and take this to the series decided in Rawalpindi.
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 have dominated New Zealand in the head-to-head records winning 18 out of the total 29 games.
5 T20Is will be played in the New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2023.
The surface at Sharjah has been deceptive, the run-scoring has been really hard and expect something similar in this game as well.
Pakistan youngsters could not show any resistance with the bat on a difficult pitch and the team management would be hoping for a better performance from their batters.
The pitch tends to favour the spinners at Sharjah in the recent past has proved to be in favourable of the Afghanistan team.
The 2nd T20I promises to be yet another exciting contest between these two rival nationals. Afghanistan will come out all guns blazing and try to get their first-ever series win ag...