Pakistan Opts to Bowl First in 4th T20 Against New Zealand

Mount Maunganui:Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fourth T20 match against New Zealand. The Kiwi team is currently batting with one wicket down.

New Zealand started the match with aggressive batting, but opener Tim Seifert was dismissed for 44 runs off the bowling of Haris Rauf at a total score of 59.

This match is being played in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. Pakistan’s captain, Salman Ali Agha, confirmed that there were no changes to the squad for this game. For New Zealand, Will O’Rourke and Jacob Duffy were included in place of Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears.

**Pakistan Squad:**
Captain Salman Ali Agha leads the team, which includes Muhammad Haris, Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, and Haris Rauf.

**New Zealand Squad:**
The Kiwi lineup features Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitch, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Zakry Foulkes, Jacob Duffy, and Will O’Rourke.

**Series Update:**
New Zealand currently leads the series 2-1 against Pakistan. In the third T20, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 9 wickets, chasing down a target of 205 runs with 4 overs to spare, losing just one wicket. A standout performance in that match was by Hassan Nawaz, who scored the fastest century by a Pakistani player in T20 cricket, reaching 100 runs off just 44 balls.