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William O'Rourke Replaces Kyle Jamieson As Agha Salman Puts NZ To Bat First

Rajgeeta Yadav

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Pakistan are set to face New Zealand in the 4th T20I of the five-match series at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Sunday, March 23. In the latest update, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and chose to field first.

As for team changes, New Zealand have made two adjustments, bringing in Zak Foulkes and William O'Rourke in place of Ben Sears and Kyle Jamieson. On the other hand, Pakistan have retained the same playing XI from the previous match.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Captains' Thought

Michael Bracewell (New Zealand Captain):  "Yeah, I think Eden Park is a special ground, and, yes, strange things happen there. Scoring 200 first, you sort of think you're in control of most games, but they played particularly well.

Look, I think we probably just needed one more partnership in the middle to push our score a bit higher—maybe around 230 or 240 at Eden Park. But this is a completely different ground, so we'll need to assess the conditions quickly and set a target we're confident in defending."

Agha Salman (Pakistan Captain): "We are going to bowl first. We did well in the last game and want to do the same today. It does look like an Asian surface. But we have a team to play in all conditions and looking forward to this game."

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Playing XIs

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Haris(w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(c), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke