Pakistan captain Babar Azam has decided to bat first after winning the toss against New Zealand in the fifth match of the ongoing tri-series.
The man in green is off to a brilliant start as he has won both his fixtures against the hosts and Bangladesh so far.
Pakistan have also changed their winning combination as Naseem Shah has returned to action in place of Haris Rauf.
The home side have made two changes to their playing XI with Trent Boult replacing Adam Milne with Blair Tickner and Mitchell Santner.
Teams:
Pakistan: 1 Muhammad Rizwan (wicket), 2 Babar Azam (captain), 3 Shan Masood, 4 Hyder Ali, 5 Iftikhar Ahmed, 6 Asif Ali, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Muhammad Nawaz, 9 Muhammad Wasim, 10 Naseem Shah, 11 Shahnawaz assurance
New Zealand: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Dion Conway (wicket), 3 Kane Williamson (captain), 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Jimmy Neesham, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Ash Sodhi, 10 Tim Southee, 11. Blair Tickner
