Latest Zealand vs Pakistan Live Rating, third T20I (Latest Zealand National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team): Hello and welcome to the live blog of the third T20I of the continued five-match series between Latest Zealand and Pakistan. Today’s match is happening at Eden Park in Auckland.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and invited the Black Caps to bat first, after which, riding on Mark Chapman’s 94-run knock from 44 balls, the hosts posted a complete of 204 runs on the board for the lack of 10 wickets in 19.5 overs.
For Pakistan, Haris Rauf picked up three wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs, and two NZ batters each were sent back to the pavilion by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abbas Afridi and Abrar Ahmed.
The visitors now need 205 runs in 120 balls to win the match and keep the series alive.
Playing XIs
Latest Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (C), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf