According to PCB, Abbas’ Afridi’s availability for the final two games would be announced later.<\/p>\n
Due to discomfort from a low-grade abdominal wall muscle injury, Abbas Afridi will not be playing in the third Twenty20 International match against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is scheduled as the third Twenty20 International match in Dunedin.<\/p>\n
According to the PCB, the fast bowler “will be managed symptomatically” because his scan revealed no evidence of a serious injury.<\/p>\n
The governing body of cricket stated that Abbas’s availability for the final two matches will be announced later.<\/p>\n
Even though the team has been losing, Afridi and Haris Rauf were the team’s top wicket takers, therefore their removal would be a significant loss.<\/p>\n
In the second Twenty20 international, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 21 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n
In reply to New Zealand’s 194-8, the tourists gave up a commanding lead in their pursuit for runs when they were bowled for 173 in the last over, despite half-centuries from Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman.<\/p>\n
The Black Caps’ victory came at a price, as captain Kane Williamson was doubtful to play the rest of the five-match series after retiring injured while batting.<\/p>\n
Similar to New Zealand’s 46-run victory in Friday’s opening game in Auckland, Finn Allen spearheaded an aggressive batting attack once again in this encounter.<\/p>\n
The hard-hitting opener credited his recent run of form, which included 70 off 41 balls, to a shift in strategy.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been working hard on assessing conditions and choosing when to pull the trigger,” Allen stated.<\/p>\n