PAK vs NZ: Pakistan will officially kick off their preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024 with the 5-match T20I series against New Zealand starting Friday, January 12 at the Eden Park in Auckland.
New Zealand played a three-match T20I series against Bangladesh after the World Cup 2023. They lost the first match of the series by five wickets. New Zealand levelled the series 1-1 after the second match was abandoned due to rain.

With the T20 World Cup 2024 starting from June 1, both the teams have named full-strength squads, and an intense series full of auction is on the cards.
Pakistan were recently whitewashed 3-0 in their recently-concluded Test series in Australia. They will look for a change in fortunes in their new T20I captain Shaheen Afridi. Kane Williamson will lead New Zealand except for the third match as he is still monitoring his knee injury.
Star all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has been rested, but Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson have recovered from their respective injuries to find places in the squad. Mitchell Santner will lead the New Zealand side in the third T20I.
Where to watch PAK vs NZ 1st T20I in India?
The live streaming and telecast of Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series in India is not confirmed yet.
Where to watch PAK vs NZ 1st T20I in Pakistan?
PTV Sports channel will telecast the match in Pakistan. PTV Sports will also do the live streaming of the Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series.
What time will PAK vs NZ T20I matches start?
The first T20I match in Auckland will start from 12:40 PM in India, and 12:10 in Pakistan on January 12. The second T20I will kick off from 11:40 AM IST or 11:10 AM PKT in Hamilton on January 14. The third T20I will kick off from 5:30 AM IST or 5 AM PKT on January 17. The fourth T20I match will start from 11:40 AM IST or 11:10 PKT on January 19. The fifth and final T20I will be played from 5:30 AM IST or 5:00 PKT on January 21.
New Zealand T20I squad vs Pakistan: Kane Williamson (capt) (except game 3), Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson (game 3 only), Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ben Sears (games 1 and 2), Lockie Ferguson (games 3, 4 and 5)
Pakistan T20I squad vs New Zealand: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wicket-keeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan
Note: India is 30 minutes ahead of Pakistan