New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
The five-match series will kick off on April 18 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and all matches will be held here. According to Geo News, the city is expected to witness thunderstorms and rainfall on Tuesday, which will last throughout the week.
The New Zealand men's cricket team arrived in Islamabad on Sunday ahead of their five-match T20I series against Pakistan which will kick off on April 18.
Bracewell has not played an international match since March last year and as only recently returned to domestic duties following injury concerns that have included a ruptured Achilles and a broken finger, as per ICC.
After being the newest member of New Zealand's T20I squad, Tim Robinson said that he still couldn't 'believe' that the right-handed batter was being called into the team.
New Zealand and Desert Vipers cricketer Colin Munro on Thursday said that the Kiwi youngster Rachin Ravindra's chances of playing the upcoming T20 World Cup will be low because of the presence of experienced stars like Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell.
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 2 crore while South African batter Rilee Rossouw was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 8 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at Dubai on Tuesday.
Following the release of Harshal Patel from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the 33-year-old pacer said he has nothing but gratitude for the franchise.
Bracewell suffered the injury while batting for the Worcestershire Rapids in the English T20 Blast tournament. He will be out of action for six to eight months and will undergo surgery in the UK this Thursday.
With 702 runs and eight half-centuries in 13 matches, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is leading the side by example and is at the top of the batting charts. The aggressive approach of the captain has set the tone for the young RCB side which is knocking on the doors of playoffs.