{"id":401784,"date":"2024-04-22T08:18:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T03:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=401784"},"modified":"2024-04-22T08:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T03:18:13","slug":"kiwis-elect-to-bowl-first-after-winning-toss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/kiwis-elect-to-bowl-first-after-winning-toss\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwis elect to bowl first after winning toss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PAK vs NZ T20I<br \/>\nRawalpindi<br \/>\nWith new energy and strategy to bounce back, Michael Bracewell-led New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Babar Azam-led side in the third T20I match being played at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Sunday.<br \/>\nPakistan are currently leading the five-match series 1-0 after dominantly beating Kiwis in the second match yesterday in which the former\u2019s bowling attack blew up entire batting line-up at just 90 runs in 18.1 overs which they easily chased over the loss of three wickets.<br \/>\nThe toss took place at 7:00 PM (PST) in Rawalpindi where both the skippers, Azam and Bracewell, were present.<br \/>\nPakistan made one change from their side that defeated the Kiwis in the second T20I on Saturday with Abbas Afridi coming in place of Mohammad Amir, who played his first international match after almost four years.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, New Zealand put Zak Foulkes and Will O\u2019Rourke in the playing XI over Jacob Duffy and Ben Sears respectively.<br \/>\nPlaying XIs<br \/>\nPakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan Niazi, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed.<br \/>\nNew Zealand: Michael Bracewell (c), Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Will O\u2019Rourke, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAK vs NZ T20I Rawalpindi With new energy and strategy to bounce back, Michael Bracewell-led New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Babar Azam-led side in the third T20I match being played at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Sunday. 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