New Zealand, meanwhile, remained unchanged as they looked to cover the series 3-0
Tilg: Pakistan pick a bowl vs. New Zealand
Shadab Khan controlled the tosses in this series, winning third in a row, and this time, he decided that Pakistan needed to change. There were three in terms of manpower and one in terms of tactics. After fighting first and losing the first two T20Is, Pakistan will run tonight.
New Zealand were unchanged, meaning leg winner Ish Sodhi is getting his 50th T20I captain and is set to become New Zealand’s second-highest goalkeeper in New Zealand. shape.
Pakistan’s efforts to win first place on a trip now fall to the shoulders of bat Hussain Talat, player Iftikhar Ahmed and fast player Mohammad Hasnain as they replace Abdullah Shafique, Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz.
New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tim Seifert (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Devon Conway, 5 Glenn Phillips, 6 James Neesham, 7 Kyle Jamieson, 8 Ish Sodhi, 9 Scott Kuggeleijn, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Trent Boult
Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Rizwan, 2 Haider Ali, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Shadab Khan (capt), 5 Hussain Talat, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Khushdil Shah, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Haris Rauf, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 11 Mohammad Hasnain
Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo