AUCKLAND: Pakistan will take on New Zealand in 1st T20 of three match series on January 15 at Eden Park Auckland, New Zealand.
Shahid Afridi will lead green shirts while Kane Williamsome will be leading high flying Kiwis in the absence of regular captain Brendon McCullum.
New Zealand has the upper hand in the series as they are entering into it after promising performance against Lankan tigers in all formats of the game, specially Kiwis outplayed Sri Lanka in both T20s recently.
Pakistan will be looking to grab a victory to boost up their morale after worst performance against England in T20s and One Day Internationals (ODIs) at United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November 2015.
Mohammad Amir is back in Pakistani squad after facing 5-year ban from International Cricket Council (ICC) who is willing to give his best in his return, also who Pakistani nation has keen eye on his International comeback.
Pakistan Expected XI: Ahmed Shahzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir.
New Zealand Expected XI: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Mark Guptill, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson.
Match will start at 19:00 local Pm 06:00 Am (GMT) 11:00 Am (PST)
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