Pak vs NZ: New Zealand win toss, opt to bowl first

By Chris On May 5, 2023

Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam (center) and New Zealand Captain Tom Latham during the toss before the fourth ODI on May 5, 2023. — Twitter/@TheRealPCB

New Zealand have put Pakistan to bat after winning the toss in the fourth One Day International (ODI) between the two teams at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Friday (today).

After dominating the first three matches, Pakistan already has an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. However, winning today’s match is crucial to the Green Shirts.

If Pakistan defeats the Blackcaps today, the Green Shirts will jump to the top spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) ODI ranking.

For this match, Pakistan have made five changes, while New Zealand have made three changes in the playing XIs.

Playing XI

New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Blundell (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c), Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Cole McConchie, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner

Pakistan: Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Agha Salman, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf

This is a developing story and will be updated soon.

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