Summary Muhammad Irfan and Muhammad Amir grabbed one wicket each in the first six overs.
WELLINGTON (AFP) - Muhammad Irfan provided the first breakthrough to Pakistan when he removed dangerous Martin Guptill in the fifth over of first ODI against New Zealand.
Martin Guptill was caught by Wahab Riaz off the bowling of Irfan when the New Zealand score was 23. Guptill made 11 runs off 17 balls which included one six and one four.
Tom Latham was removed by Muhammad Amir when the New Zealand score reached 25. Latham gloved a sharp rising delivery from Amir into the safe hands of wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmad. Latham also made 11 runs.
An appeal for caught behind against was Latham turned down and Pakistan went to review the not out decision. Amir sent down a sharp bouncer that rose rapidly on Latham, who was trying to hook from his crease. There was no conclusive deviation, though it looked like one. Hot Spot didn t show anything as the ball whizzes past the glove. There was a blip on the real time snicko though. Pakistan were super confident of their appeal. The third umpire decides that the spike on real time snicko is enough to overturn the decision.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first on a blustery Monday in Wellington at the opening one-day international against New Zealand.
Captain Azhar Ali stacked his side with four fast bowlers, including Mohammad Amir, to try to make the most of the conditions.
"The wicket looks quite good and I think early on it will do something with the new ball," he said.
New Zealand go into the three-match ODI series buoyed by their 2-1 win in the recent Twenty20 series.
However, they will be without the injured Ross Taylor, with his slot at number five taken by Henry Nicholls.
It is the first ODI match at Wellington s historic Basin Reserve Test venue since 2005 with the rugby ground at Westpac Stadium preferred for Cricket s shorter versions over the past 11 years.
