NZ VS PAK TEAM NEWS
Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and top-order batsman George Worker have been added to the New Zealand squad for the series.
Ajaz Patel, the left-arm spinner, has received his maiden ODI call-up. He is named as a cover for Todd Astle, who sustained an injury to his right knee. Corey Anderson is another who has been ruled out of the series.
Imam-ul-Haq returns to Pakistan squad and is expected to open the batting.
NZ VS PAK PLAYING 11
Here’s how the two sides may lineup for Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st ODI.
New Zealand Playing 11:
Wicket-keeper – BJ Watling
Batsmen – Kane Williamson, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (Doubt: George Worker, Henry Nicholls)
All-rounders – Colin de Grandhomme
Bowlers – Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (Doubt: Lockie Ferguson, Ajaz Patel)
Pakistan Playing 11:
Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmed
Batsmen – Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Huq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik (Doubt: Asif Ali, Haris Sohail)
All-rounders – Mohammad Hafeez, Faheem Ashraf
Bowlers – Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan (Doubt: Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan)
NZ VS PAK SQUADS
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling and George Worker.
Pakistan squad: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez. Imam Ul Huq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan.
