New Zealand vs Pakistan. Tri-Series, 2nd T20I Live Updates: Pakistan Eye Second Straight Win

New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Tri-Series Live Updates: New Zealand will be facing off against Pakistan in their first match of the ongoing tri-nation series, also featuring Bangladesh. The match will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. It would be interesting to see how the likes of Trent Boult and Tim Southee bowl against the likes Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Pakistan had won their opening game of the tri-series as they defeated Bangladesh at the same venue on Friday. Both teams would hope to get their playing combination right ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup set to be played in Australia. (LIVE SCORECARD)

It is time for the second game of this T20 Tri-series and we will have hosts, New Zealand going up against Pakistan in this encounter. The opening game of this series was dominated by Pakistan with a clinical performance against the Bangla Tigers. This game, however, would be a tougher assignment and we can expect a close contest between these two evenly-matched teams. Pakistan have their wicketkeeper batter, Mohammad Rizwan in stellar form and he has started this series with a bang as well scoring an unbeaten 78 against Bangladesh. The middle order though continues to be a concern and that is one area they need to work on if they want to win consistently against big teams. The bowling unit, on the other hand, is quite formidable with plenty of options to work with for the skipper Babar Azam. So, for Pakistan, it is all about finding the right players in the middle order ahead of the T20 World Cup. For New Zealand, this is also a final opportunity to iron out their flaws ahead of the marquee event. The quality in their side is unquestionable but it would be interesting to see the combination that