Pakistan has won the throw and chosen to bowl first in the fourth T20i against New Zealand, played in Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Visitors aim to smooth out the five-match series in today’s match, which the hosts are currently leading 2-1.

In the previous game, the opener Hasan Nawaz, with his magnificent century, helped his side without trouble scoring a scary 205-race goal of only 16 overs to keep Pakistan alive in the series. Muhammad Haris and Skipper Salman Agha also gave a solid helping hand, and now the fighters have to repeat their last performance in today’s match.

Playing XI

Pakistan: Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Ali Agha (C), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdill Shah, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Nesham, Mitch Hay (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Zak Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Will O’Rourke.

This is an evolving story and is updated with more details.