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Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 1st T20I Live Telecast: Where To Watch Match?

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 1st T20I Live Telecast: Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20I of a five-match series at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The series marks the return of Babar Azam as captain after PCB's shock U-turn ended the short-lived reign of Shaheen Shah Afridi. Fast bowler Mohammad Amir and spin all-rounder Imad Wasim also return to international cricket in this series after coming out of retirement. Meanwhile, an understrength New Zealand side arrived in the country at the weekend, having sent a security team last month. (Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates)

Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Score Updates

Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates:Pakistan and New Zealand face each other in the first T20I of the five-match series, starting Thursday. Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan and New Zealand look to fine-tune their squad and assess the players who could feature in the 15-player squad for the marquee event. With their majority of players involved in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, New Zealand have named experienced all-rounder Michael Bracewell as the skipper of the tour. Meanwhile, Pakistan will be led by Babar Azam who was recently reinstated as the skipper of the white ball format in place of Shaheen Afridi. (Live Scorecard)

"Those Elements Aren't Present...": Babar Azam Breaks Silence On Rift With Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan's reinstated skipper Babar Azam finally addressed the elephant in the room and opened up on the recent captaincy controversy, where he was reappointed as captain, replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi. Questions were raised over Afridi's leadership with his led side suffering a 1-4 loss to New Zealand away from home during his first captaincy assignment. Among the commotion surrounding the leadership, there were media reports that Shaheen was dissatisfied with the abrupt manner in which he was removed from captaincy. Shaheen's enigmatic social media statements added fuel to the reports.

Mohammed Farooq achieves long-held dream with UAE debut at ACC Premier Cup

Given that Oman Cricket Academy Oval 2 is the ultimate batsman’s paradise, Mohammed Farooq might have been forgiven for ruing his luck when he was picked to debut there.

No Ishan Kishan In Mohammad Kaif's India Playing XI For T20 World Cup

With less than two months left for the T20 World Cup 2024, the discussion about India's squad for the tournament has picked up a lot of pace. While the core team is almost certain, there are some spots that are there for the grabing in the team. Experts and former cricketers have already stated putting forward their opinions regarding the players they think should be chosen for the mega event. Ex-India batter Mohammad Kaif too has picked his India XI and interestingly, omitted swashbuckling opener Ishan Kishan. Rising pace sensational Mayank Yadav also failed to find a spot in the playing XI.

Pakistan Pacer Ihsanullah Departs To UK For Treatment Of Elbow Injury

Pakistan speedster Ihsanullah left for Manchester, England, on Sunday for the treatment of his elbow injury. Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans collaborated with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to secure the appointment of an orthopaedic surgeon, Professor Adam Watts. PCB released an official statement to announce Ihsanullah's departure to the UK for the treatment of his elbow injury. The 21-year-old sustained an elbow injury in April 2023, following a white-ball series against New Zealand.

Asian Wrestling Championships: Akash Dahiya Reaches Bronze-Medal Round

Indian wrestlers Akash Dahiya and Anirudh Kumar kept themselves in contention for bronze medals at the Asian Championships but three of their team-mates exited the tournament after losing at different stages in their respective categories at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Friday. Competing in the non-Olympic 61kg category, Akash began with a close 10-8 win over Sardor Ruzimov from Uzbekistan and followed it up with a comfortable 7-3 victory over Korea's Sanghyeon Son in the quarterfinal. However, Kazakhstan's Assyl Aitakyn proved to be too strong for the Indian in the semifinal and could not score a single point, losing his bout by technical superiority.

"Strike rate 33.33": Ex-Pakistan Star Launches Fresh Attack On Virat Kohli

Former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Junaid Khan launched a fresh attack on Virat Kohli after the star batter was dismissed for just 3 during the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians on Thursday. There has been a lot of chatter surrounding Kohli's strike rate in the tournament till now and Junaid Khan reignited the conversation by taking to X (formerly Twitter) and posting - "Strike rate 33.33". The post was in relation to Kohli's 9-ball-3 against Mumbai Indians before he was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah who produced a sensational delivery.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming 1st T20I Live Telecast: Where To Watch Match?

Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Score Updates

"Those Elements Aren't Present...": Babar Azam Breaks Silence On Rift With Shaheen Afridi

Mohammed Farooq achieves long-held dream with UAE debut at ACC Premier Cup

No Ishan Kishan In Mohammad Kaif's India Playing XI For T20 World Cup

Pakistan Pacer Ihsanullah Departs To UK For Treatment Of Elbow Injury

Asian Wrestling Championships: Akash Dahiya Reaches Bronze-Medal Round

"Strike rate 33.33": Ex-Pakistan Star Launches Fresh Attack On Virat Kohli