The Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st T20I match will be played on April 14, Friday at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The match will start at 9.30 PM IST, with the toss scheduled for 9 PM IST.
The match will be televised on Sony Sports Ten 5 and Ten 5 HD channels in India, and can be streamed online on the SonyLiv app and website.
Pakistan will be playing with their first-choice players, led by Babar Azam, while New Zealand will be without regular skipper Kane Williamson due to injury.
The T20I series will be followed by 5 ODIs as well.
Here are the probable playing XIs for both teams:
Pakistan: Shan Masood, Babar Azam (C), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi
New Zealand: Chad Bowes, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Tom Latham (C), Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Adam Milne
