New Zealand Vs. Pakistan, 3rd T20I: The Pakistani cricket team is presently touring New Zealand for a T20 International series consisting of five matches. Following consecutive losses in the opening two matches, Pakistan will now play a pivotal third Twenty20 match on Friday, March 21, at Eden Park in Auckland.
However, the third T20I match between Pakistan and New Zealand has been delayed. The forthcoming game will start later than anticipated, however the first two matches started at 6:45 AM IST.
Pakistan scored 135 for 9 when they batted first. Irfan Khan and Khushdil Shah likewise did not have an effect, as Hasan Nawaz and Muhammad Haris fell cheaply.
With help from Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi, captain Agha Salman took the lead with a vital 46.
New Zealand’s openers responded with a vengeance. Finn Allen hammered 38, including three straight sixes off Mohammad Ali, while Tim Seifert hit 45. With five wickets remaining, the hosts easily won the 14th over despite a few blunders in the middle overs.
Pakistan has to win the third game in order to build their confidence going into the rest of the series.
New Zealand Vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I: Teams
New Zealand Team: Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Mitchell Hay, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (w), and Finn Allen
Pakistan Team: Salman Agha (c), Khushdil Shah, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Haris, Usman Khan (w), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abbas Afridi, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, and Omair Yousuf
New Zealand Vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I: Date, Time, Venue
- Date: Friday, March 21
- Time: 11:45 AM IST
- Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
- Live Streaming: SonyLIV, FanCode, Ten Sports, TVNZ 1, TVNZ+, Sport Nation and The ACC.
