New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl, this stormy bowler returns to Pakistan's playing
Pakistan vs New Zealand: The last match of the 5 T20 match series between Pakistan and New Zealand is being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where the host team has been invited to bat first.
In Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, and New Zealand are playing their final T20 match of the series. After winning the toss, Michael Bracewell, the captain of New Zealand, elected to bowl first. Three significant adjustments have been made to the team aside from this. Zackary Foulkes, Cole McConchie, and Tim Seifert are back in the starting lineup. Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan's fast bowler, has however also made a comeback to the starting lineup. In his place, Zaman Khan has been dropped.
Rain forced the cancellation of the first T20 match, but Pakistan won the second one on its own. By winning the third and fourth games, New Zealand pulled off an incredible comeback to take a 1-2 lead. Now if the Kiwis win the last and fifth matches then they will capture the series and if they lose then the series will end in a draw.
Pakistan's playing eleven: Sam Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Amir.
New Zealand's playing XI: Tim Seifert, Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), Josh Clarkson, Zachary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, William O'Rourke.
