Pakistan are all equipped to take on New Zealand within the first sport of the five-match T20I series beginning April 18 (Thursday) on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The series holds loads of significance for Pakistan, particularly, because it witnesses the return of Babar Azam as captain of the white-ball aspect.
Babar stepped down as captain of all three codecs after Pakistan’s unsatisfactory run on the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 and the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) below the chairmanship of Zaka Ashraf introduced Shan Masood and Shaheen Afridi as captains of the Test and the T20I format.
However, Shaheen may solely handle to lead Pakistan in a solitary bilateral series earlier than Babar was reappointed because the white-ball captain of the senior males’s cricket crew.
The series additionally marks the worldwide comebacks of Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim. Both gamers had introduced their worldwide retirements earlier however at the moment are again and are in competition for a spot in Pakistan’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
On the opposite hand, New Zealand can be competing with a second-string squad as their key gamers are busy plying their commerce within the seventeenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Where to watch Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series on-line?
The Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series can be streamed dwell on the FanCode app and web site for cricket followers in India.
New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 18 April | 1st T20I | Rawalpindi |
| 20 April | 2nd T20I | Rawalpindi |
| 21 April | third T20I | Rawalpindi |
| 25 April | 4th T20I | Lahore |
| 27 April | fifth T20I | Lahore |
Pakistan’s squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohmmad Amir, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan
New Zealand’s squad:
Michael Bracewell (captain), Tom Blundell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Dean Foxcroft, Ben Lister, Cole McConchie, Zak Foulkes, Jimmy Neesham, Will O’Rourke, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
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