Pakistan captain Younus Khan finds himself under pressure as his team heads into the series-deciding third and final one-day against New Zealand. Under Younus, Pakistan lost the one-day series against Australia in the UAE and against Sri Lanka while touring the Island Nation earlier this year. Pakistan, who have not won a one-day series since beating the West Indies last year, achieved a thumping 138-run win in the first match thanks to efforts of Afridi, Latif and Kamran Akmal. However, they could not produce the same in the second match and ended up letting the Kiwis level the series. They now would now have to comeback hard to clinch the 3-match series.

With three ODIs done and dusted in the 7-match series, the action now shifts to Punjab Cricket Association stadium, Mohali. Home to the Punjab cricket team, the PCA hosted its first ODI when India took on South Africa during the Hero Cup in November 1993. The Indian team came back well after losing the opening match of the series by winning back-to-back games. While they came up with a power-packed performance in the batting friendly conditions at Nagpur, they also showed that they can put in the hard work and battle it out during the Delhi encounter where the pitch behaved indifferently. Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni were the protagonists who combated the spirited Aussies to help India go 2-1 up in the series.