Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I Live Updates:Pakistan and New Zealand face each other in the first T20I of the five-match series, starting Thursday. Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan and New Zealand look to fine-tune their squad and assess the players who could feature in the 15-player squad for the marquee event. With their majority of players involved in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, New Zealand have named experienced all-rounder Michael Bracewell as the skipper of the tour. Meanwhile, Pakistan will be led by Babar Azam who was recently reinstated as the skipper of the white ball format in place of Shaheen Afridi. (Live Scorecard)
New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Seifert, Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell (C), Josh Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Benjamin Lister.
Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam (C), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed.
Babar Azam says he is happy with the squad available for this series and it's a good opportunity to utilise and try some players. Shares they wanted to bowl first due to overcast conditions. Reckons the first six overs are going to be crucial.
Michael Bracewell says it is a wonderful wicket and will put runs on the board. Adds Tim Robinson makes his debut and he is loking forward to the series after picking up an injury.
TOSS - New Zealand have won the toss and will BAT.
Update - 7.50 pm IST (2.20 pm GMT) - The rain has stopped! The action will start at 8.30 pm IST. The toss will happen in the next 10 minutes.
Update - 7.25 pm IST (1.55 pm GMT) - The weather has not been supportive at Rawalpindi for the past
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