New Zealand vs Pakistan 3rd T20I LIVE Score Updates: Pakistan Opt To Field In Must-Win Game

New Zealand vs Pakistan 3rd T20I LIVE Score Updates: Pakistan won the toss and opted to field in the must-win third T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand. Pakistan need to win in order to keep their hopes alive of winning a T20I bilateral series against a Top 8-ranked nation for the first time since 2021. Pakistan have been outclassed in the first two T20Is of the series, and enter this game as firm underdogs. The men in green were bundled out for just 91 in the first game, which New Zealand chased down in just 10.1 overs, whilst the Black Caps also won a rain-hit shortened encounter in the second T20I. This is Pakistan's first T20I series under the leadership of new captain Salman Ali Agha. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Leg bye.

Shaheen Afridi is having a bit of an issue with his boot. Seems like the grass got stuck in his shoe and it is being removed now.

Goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on off, Finn mistimes the drive off the inner half to mid on.

Tim Seifert and ​​​​New Zealand are underway! Shaping back into the pads from over the wicket, a bit too full, Tim glances it down to deep fine leg for a single.

Well then, done with all the pre-match formalities and it is now time to get the action underway here at Eden Park. It's a cool pleasant evening, a perfect atmosphere for the game of cricket to progress. A good crowd has also turned up in the stands. The two umpires are out to the middle, and so are the players of Pakistan, who take their respective fielding positions. Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are the two openers for New Zealand. And the new ball is tossed up to Shaheen Afridi. He will begin with a slip in place and Seifert will take the first ball. 'Let's Play' says the umpire and