Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their World Twenty20 Group match here on Sunday.
Pakistan have left out Mohammad Sami, Raza Hasan, Abdul Razzaq and Asad Shafiq from the match. Yasir Arafat is playing ahead of Razzaq.
New Zealand have brought in fast bowler Adam Milne to replace the injured Martin Guptill.
Teams:
New Zealand: Ross Taylor (c), Rob Nicol, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Kane Williamson, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.