New Delhi. Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a few days ago that the New Zealand team will travel to Pakistan (New Zealand Tour of Pakistan) in April. On this tour, New Zealand team will play T20 matches against Pakistan. A total of 5 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. The New Zealand team will travel to Pakistan for the third time in the last 17 months. According to the report, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf will not be a part of this series.
According to a report from Pakistan, it was told that Shaheen Afridi will not be a part of this series against New Zealand. He will remain out of all the matches against New Zealand. He is being given rest to manage the workload. At the same time, Haris Rauf will also not be a part of this series. He is out due to injury. However, it is almost certain that he will get a chance in the World Cup squad. He will be fine by then also.
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The first, second and third T20 between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played on the grounds of Rawalpindi. Whereas, the remaining 2 T20 matches will be played in Lohar. The first T20 will be played on 18 April, the second on 20 April and the third T20 on 21 April. Whereas, the fourth and fifth T20 will be played on 25th and 27th April respectively. The New Zealand team is likely to reach Pakistan by April 14. Keeping the World Cup in mind, this series will be important for both the teams.
Pakistan’s squad could be like this against New Zealand: Babar Azam (captain), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Aga, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Aamir
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Tags: Haris Rauf, PAK vs NZ, Shaheen Afridi
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 2, 2024, 15:15 IST