{"id":48819,"date":"2024-01-17T02:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pak-vs-nz-pakistan-make-three-changes-in-playing-xi-for-third-t20i\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T02:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T02:14:07","slug":"pak-vs-nz-pakistan-make-three-changes-in-playing-xi-for-third-t20i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pak-vs-nz-pakistan-make-three-changes-in-playing-xi-for-third-t20i\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak vs NZ: Pakistan make three changes in playing XI for third T20I"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan have made three changes in the playing XI for the third T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday (tomorrow).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The playing XI was shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on its official X account.<\/p>\n

Leg-spinner Usama Mir and all-rounder Aamer Jamal have been dropped, while pacer Abbas Afridi is out due to a low grade abdominal wall muscle strain.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8 Pakistan\u2019s playing XI for the third T20I \ud83d\udea8#NZvPAK<\/a> | #BackTheBoysInGreen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eMkUcP1l1L<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Nawaz and Zaman Khan have replaced the aforementioned trio for Pakistan.<\/p>\n

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 international to take a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said he and the rest of his attack didn\u2019t bowl well enough to capitalise on winning the toss.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, bowling first is always tricky. You can try to go for swing to get wickets, but we didn\u2019t get any. Had we got early wickets, we could have kept them down to around 170, \u201dsaid Shaheen Shah Afridi after Pakistan\u2019s loss in 2nd T20I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n