{"id":468098,"date":"2025-03-20T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=468098"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:09:22","slug":"pakistan-team-reaches-auckland-for-third-t20i-against-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-team-reaches-auckland-for-third-t20i-against-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan team reaches Auckland for third T20I against New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Auckland<br \/>\nPakistan team has arrived in Auckland from Dunedin for the third T20I against New Zealand, scheduled for March 21.<br \/>\nThe Green Shirts will undergo a practice session under the watchful eyes of the coaching staff at Eden Park tomorrow from 2 PM to 5 PM local time.<br \/>\nThe players will engage in specialised drills, focusing on sharpening their batting, bowling, and overall fitness to fine-tune their skills as they look to bounce back from back-to-back defeats.<br \/>\nFor the unversed, after a crushing nine-wicket loss in the first T20I, Pakistan failed to defend 135 runs in the rain-affected second match, which was reduced to 15 overs per side.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s worth noting that following the third T20I, Pakistan and New Zealand will play the final two matches of the series in Mount Maunganui and Wellington on March 23 and 26, respectively.<br \/>\nFollowing the conclusion of the T20I series, the two sides will face off in a three-match ODI series. The first ODI is set for March 29 in Napier, followed by the second on April 2 in Hamilton, while Mount Maunganui will host the third and final match on April 5.<br \/>\nPakistan T20I squad for New Zealand tour<br \/>\nT20Is: Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan (wk)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland Pakistan team has arrived in Auckland from Dunedin for the third T20I against New Zealand, scheduled for March 21. The Green Shirts will undergo a practice session under the watchful eyes of the coaching staff at Eden Park tomorrow from 2 PM to 5 PM local time. 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