RAWALPINDI – New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell has won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first T20I of five-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Ground on Thursday evening.

The toss was delayed by half an hour due to intermittent rains. Now the match will start at 8pm with half an hour delay but without losing any over. Top order batter Usman Khan, allrounder Irfan Khan Niazi and spinner Abrar Ahmed will play their first T20I match for the Green Shirts. Pacer Mohammad Amir has returned to the side after withdrawing his retirement from international cricket.

New Zealand Playing XI: Michael Bracewell (c), Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Dean Foxcroft, Ben Lister, James Neesham, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi

Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed

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New Zealand elect to bat first against Pakistan in first T20I

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18.04.2024

RAWALPINDI – New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell has won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first T20I of five-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Ground on Thursday evening.

The toss was delayed by half an hour due........

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