T20 series: Pakistan to take on New Zealand for 3rd match

Lahore: The third T-20 of five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Qaddafi Stadium Lahore on Monday (today).

The match will start at 9:00 pm (Pakistan Standard Time).

Pakistan lead the series 2-0. In the second match of the series Pakistan cricket team emerged victorious against New Zealand, winning by a margin of 38 runs and sealing the three-match series on Saturday evening.

Led by an exceptional century from skipper Babar Azam, Pakistan set a formidable target of 193 runs for the loss of only four wickets.

Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Zaman Khan

New Zealand

Tom Latham (c), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Shipley, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Dane Cleaver, Adam Milne, Benjamin Lister, Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry.

However, wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan is likely to rest in the third T20 match against New Zealand.

It is reported that Muhammad Rizwan has not been able to get rid of his back pain which will be evaluated again today after which a decision will be made whether Rizwan should play or not.