Who Won the Toss Today, PAK vs NZ 4th T20I: Pakistan vs New Zealand Toss Result & Playing 11 News on January 19

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Who Won the Toss Today, PAK vs NZ 4th T20I: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first against Shaheen Shah Afridi's Pakistan in the fourth match at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Friday (January 19).

Pakistan will look to seal a consolation win and get back among the wins after suffering back to back three losses to trail 0-3 in the five-match T20I series in New Zealand.

The visitors, who made three changes to their line up from an unchanged side in the first two T20Is, suffered a 45-run loss in the third T20I at the University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday (January 17). Pakistan ended at 179/7 in the run chase of 225.

In the series opener at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand registered a 46-run win by defending a total of 226, while the hosts won the second T20I at the Seddon Park in Hamilton by 21 runs by defending a total of 194.

As for the team news for Friday's match in Christchurch, Pakistan have made one change from their loss in the third T20I with Azam Khan being replaced by Shahibzada Farhan, who returns to the national side after six years.

The hosts New Zealand, on the other hand, remain unchanged as Santner continues to lead the side in the absence of Kane Williamson, who has been ruled out of the series with an injury.

Wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway will also miss the fourth T20I after returning a positive test for COVID. The opener was replaced by batter Chad Bowes in the squad, but Will Young, who was already in the squad comes into the 11.

Apart from the forced change, the hosts have also brought in another pace option in the form of Adam Milne to replace spinner Ish Sodhi in their line up. Here is a look at the PAK vs NZ 4th T20I Playing 11:

Pakistan vs New Zealand 4th T20I Playing 11

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi (captain), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Wiil Young, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (captan), Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson.