New Zealand captain Tom Latham gained the toss and elected to discipline in a must-win third ODI towards Pakistan.
Fakhar Zaman’s back-to-back centuries at Rawalpindi have given Pakistan a 2-0 lead within the five-match collection.
New Zealand put up two sturdy totals on the again of Daryl Mitchell’s successive centuries however each occasions Fakhar led Pakistan to snug victories, together with the house workforce’s second-highest ODI chase of 337 within the second sport.
Both groups made three modifications for the third match with Pakistan bringing again rested Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan instead of Haris Rauf and Usama Mir.
Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim received his first match of the collection, changing pacer Ihsanullah.
New Zealand awarded an ODI debut to 31-year-old all-rounder Cole McConchie, who changed left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra. Opening batter Tom Blundell, flown in for the ODI collection, lastly received his first match instead of Chad Bowes whereas Adam Milne changed James Neesham.
New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Blundell, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (capt), Mark Chapman, Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
