Rawalpindi :April 24,2024: The fourth T20 match between Pakistan and New Zealand is scheduled today at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Four changes are likely in the national team. Muhammad Rizwan and Irfan Niazi have been ruled out of the remaining matches of the series due to injury. A return to the final XI is expected. Spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Abbas Afridi are likely to be rested to reduce the workload of the players and try out others. In the fourth match of the series, Fakhar Zaman is likely to be replaced by Irfan Niazi, while Muhammad Rizwan is replaced by Haseebullah in the final eleven. Similarly, Imad Wasim replaces Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Amir replaces Abbas Afridi. Remember that the first match of the series between Pakistan and New Zealand was rained out, while in the second match of the series, Pakistan won the series by defeating the visiting team by 7 wickets after a one-sided match.
It is important to remember that in the third T20 match of the series played in Rawalpindi, the New Zealand team defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets. Pakistan scored 178 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Jacob Duffy and Michael Bracewell took one wicket each. The Kiwi team achieved the target of 179 runs in the 19th over with the loss of 3 wickets. Mark Chapman was adjudged man of the match for his excellent batting.
