The third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) of the three-match series between host New Zealand and Pakistan will be played Friday at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
Watch the live stream and videos here and here and the live scores here. The twenty over match starts at 7 p.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT/ 1 a.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PKT) on Jan. 22.
The Black Caps bounced back in the T20 series by winning their second match in Hamilton after losing the opening game in Auckland last week, according to Daily Pakistan. A new record partnership of 171 runs between Kiwi openers Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson guided New Zealand to a 10-wicket victory in the second T20I. The series is leveled 1-1.
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi remained optimistic about clinching the series.
"We played there [Westpac Stadium] in the World Cup and the boundaries are short, we all know, but it's for both teams. We have to play aggressive cricket, with the ball and bat. In the last game New Zealand batted very well but we didn't bowl well, we didn't bowl according to the plan and they played better cricket than us," Afridi said, according to Stuff NZ.
New Zealand is hosting Pakistan for the three-match T20I and three-match One Day International (ODI) series.
The probable squads:
New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ross Taylor
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Aamer Yamim, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Saad Nasim, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz
