Tri-series: Pakistan win toss, elect to bat against New Zealand
Cricket
Fast bowler Naseem Shah is back in the team in place of Haris Rauf.
CHRISTCHURCH (Dunya News) – Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand on Tuesday in the fourth match of the tri-series involving Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Pakistan have made one change in their squad that beat the hosts in the previous match. Fast bowler Naseem Shah is back in the team in place of Haris Rauf.
Pakistan have set the early pace in the tri-series played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch with two wins in two games convincingly beating both New Zealand and Bangladesh.
After the opening loss to Pakistan, New Zealand rallied to crush Bangladesh on Monday, leaving Bangladesh as the only winless team in the tri-series so far.
Teams:
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam(capt), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani.
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (capt), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner.
