New Zealand takes 2-1 lead against Pakistan in T20I cricket series

ISLAMABAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand claimed a crucial 2-1 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series, edging past Pakistan by a mere four runs in a nail-biting encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in the host's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday night.

With the series finely poised, both teams gear up for the decisive fifth match, slated for April 27, after one match could not be dec