Pak vs NZ: Kiwis win toss; opt to bat first in tri-series 

Christchurch: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the coin toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second T20I of the ongoing tri-nation series, being played at Christchurch, on Saturday.  

Pakistan began their tri-series in New Zealand and after beating Bangladesh in the tournament opener, green shirts will be looking to continue their winning run against hosts. 

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim

New Zealand

Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee