ABU DHABI: Pakistan will be playing against New Zealand in the first game of the three-match T20 series at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today (Wednesday).
The green shirts created history on Sunday after they whitewashed Australia for the first time and retained their top spot in the ICC T20 ranking.
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However, Pakistan captain Sarfarz Ahmed has admitted that the series against New Zealand will not be easy as they have a balanced bowling attack in a recent statement.
Pakistan has a good record against the Black caps as they have won 10 out of 18 T20 internationals.
The first match between both teams is expected to start at 9pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) today. The remaining two matches of the series will be played in Dubai on November 3rd and November 4th.
Squads
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Ali, Hassan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Waqas Maqsood, Usman Khan Shinwari, Hussain Talat, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Corey Anderson, Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips (wicketkeeper), Seth Rance, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
