Off-spinner William Sommerville has been named a Todd Astle’s replacement
Fakhar Zaman has been dropped from the squad
Uncapped Saad Ali has been chosen over Zaman and might make his debut in top order
Shaheen Shah Afridi gets a call after impressive T20I and ODI series
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Squads:
New Zealand:
Kane Williamson(c), Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Blundell, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Jeet Raval, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, William Somerville
Pakistan:
Sarfraz Ahmed(c), Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Abbas, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Saad Ali, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza
NZ vs PAK Playing 11:
The probable NZ vs PAK playing 11 is listed below.
NZ:
Wicket-keeper – BJ Watling
Batsmen – Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, (Doubt: Henry Nicholls)
All-rounders –
Bowlers – Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi (William Somerville)
PAK:
Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmed
Batsmen – Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail
All-rounders – Mohammad Hafeez, Bilal Asif
Bowlers – Mohammad Abbas, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi
