{"id":1197,"date":"2025-03-21T06:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2025-03-21T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:07:18","slug":"pakistan-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-first-in-must-win-third-t20i-against-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1197","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first in must-win third T20I against NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the third T20I of the five-match series at Eden Park in Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand currently leads the five-match series 2-0, having won the first game by nine wickets and the second by five wickets.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening game, they defeated Pakistan by a dominant nine wickets, and in the rain-affected second T20I, the hosts secured a five-wicket victory.<\/p>\n<p>With another loss in the upcoming match, Pakistan&#8217;s chances of winning the series would be over.<\/p>\n<p>The third T20I is a must-win for Pakistan as they aim to keep their hopes alive in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing the first two matches of the series, Javed remains optimistic about his team&#8217;s chances and believes that the changes will strengthen their prospects for the upcoming game.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, he emphasized that the primary focus remains on building a solid squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Javed mentioned that playing in challenging conditions like those in New Zealand would better prepare the team for the high-pressure tournaments later this year in the subcontinent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The team is young, but we are here to win the series. Our performances are improving, and we will fight back in Auckland,&#8221; Javed stated, expressing confidence despite the setbacks in the earlier matches.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the difficulties of adapting to foreign conditions but stressed that integrating young players into such environments is vital for long-term success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People want immediate results, and so do we. We will try to make a strong comeback in the third match,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Javed also pointed out that Pakistan&#8217;s T20 setup has lagged behind other teams in recent years, as many top cricketing nations have developed specialized T20 squads.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the third T20I of the five-match series at Eden Park in Auckland. New Zealand currently leads the five-match series 2-0, having won the first game by nine wickets and the second by five wickets. In the opening game, they defeated Pakistan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}