Key stat: Babar leads the way in T20Is against New Zealand

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He will lead the Men in Green during the series

Babar Azam plays a shot during match against New Zealand — AFP

Pakistan will take on New Zealand in a five-match T20I series, followed by as many ODIs, with the first match set to take place on April 14 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

In the last five years, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has scored the most runs for the Men in Green against New Zealand with 303 runs in eight innings.

Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is in second place with 283 runs, meanwhile wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is in third place with 272 runs.

The Black Caps arrived in Lahore on Tuesday and will begin training on April 13 ahead of the series.

After reaching Pakistan, NZ all-rounder Daryl Mitchell said that they are very excited about the T20 and ODI series in Pakistan.

"There are young players in the team who have not played in these conditions before,” he said.

Terming the Pakistan tour a "challenging" one, the player said that Pakistan has a world-class team.

"Conditions are quite different here from New Zealand and young players will gain experience," he said. "The series is quite long. We will try to play good cricket."

New Zealand squads

T20I: Tom Latham (c), Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner

ODI: Tom Latham (c), Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Will Young, Chad Bowes, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner

Pakistan squads

T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan

ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir. Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir

Series schedule (T20Is to start at 9pm; ODIs to begin at 3.30pm):

14 Apr - 1st T20I, Lahore

15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore

17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore

20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi

24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi

27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi

29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi

3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi

5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi

7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi

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