Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat in the first T20 match against New Zealand on Friday.

The match will be played in Auckland and will begin at 11:10 am in Pakistan. The match will see Shaheen Shah Afridi making his captaincy debut, while Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir will also get their caps.

The batting order is also set to see changes with Saim Ayub opening with Muhammad Rizwan. Azam Khan will keep wickets.

Full squad
Muhammad Rizwan (VC)
Saim Ayub
Babar Azam
Fakhar Zaman
Iftikhar Ahmed
Azam Khan (WK)
Aamir Jamal
Usama Mir
Shaheen Aridi
Abbas Afridi
Usama Mir