Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Pakistan made one change, bringing Hasan Ali in place of Usama Mir. (NZ Vs PAK Match Blog | Full Coverage)
Kane Williamson's appearance at the coin toss was a happy sight for New Zealand faithful; the Kiwis' skipper returned for the crucial match against Pakistan after a lengthy layoff.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Pakistan made one change, bringing Hasan Ali in place of Usama Mir. (NZ Vs PAK Match Blog | Full Coverage)
New Zealand made three changes with fit-again Kane Williamson returning to captaincy duties. He replaced Will Young while Ish Sodhi came in for Matt Henry, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury.
The other change in New Zealand's playing eleven was Mark Chapman, who replaced Jimmy Neesham.
Teams:
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf.