Pakistan wins toss, opts to bowl against NZ

Aukland: Pakistan Friday won the toss and decided to bowl first against New Zealand in the first match of T20 series.

Speaking after the toss in Auckland, Pakistan cricket team captain Shaheen Afridi said that the pitch is favorable for bowling, therefore he preferred to bowl first.

On this occasion, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that unfortunately Mitchell Santner is not included in the team.

Pakistan Playing-XI

The national team for today's match includes Mohammad Rizwan, Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Aamir Jamal, Osama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi.