Updated March 26th 2025, 12:48 IST
NZ vs Pak: There was surprise at the toss when Pakistan 's captain Salman Agha revealed that Shaheen Afridi is not in the XI. Afridi has not been in good form with the ball and this was on the cards. He is not part of the fifth and final T20I that is being played now.
In fact, the Men in Green have made five changes to their XI from the previous game. It is not known why Afridi has ben dropped as there is nothing official on it as yet. Here are some of the comments that followed after it was clear that he is not playing the match today.
At the time of filing the copy, the Men in Green were reeling at 54 for five in 11 overs. Salman Agha and Shadab Khan are in the middle. Jacob Duffy with two wickets has been the most impressive NZ bowler up untill now.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Haris(w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(c), Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Ali
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, William ORourke
Published March 26th 2025, 12:41 IST