Mount Maunganui: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fourth T20 against New Zealand on Sunday, hoping to level the five-match series at 2-2.
Captain Salman Agha opted to field, continuing the trend of the chasing team winning all previous matches in the series.
Team Changes:
New Zealand made two changes in their bowling attack: Zak Foulkes and Will O’Rourke replaced Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears.
Pakistan remained unchanged, keeping faith in the team that won the third T20, highlighted by Hasan Nawaz’s unbeaten century (105 off 45 balls).
Pitch & Weather Report:
The average first-innings score at Bay Oval since 2020 is 176 runs, suggesting a more balanced game compared to the high-scoring thriller in Auckland.
The weather is expected to stay cloudy but dry, with no rain interruptions anticipated.
Playing XIs:
New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay, Michael Bracewell (capt), Ish Sodhi, Zak Foulkes, Jacob Duffy, Will O’Rourke.
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris, Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (capt), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.