First of the 2 match Twenty20 series between T20 world champions Pakistan and New Zealand will be played on Friday, 13th November, 2009 at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium
in a day-night game from 20.00 Local, 16.00 GMT, 9.30 PM IST, 10.00 PM PST.
Pakistan lost the ODI series by 2-1 after won the 1st ODI and now they will try to win T20 series being a world champions of shortest form of the game. Shahid Afridi will lead the team and T20 specialists Imran Nazir, Fawad Alam and Sohail Tanveer included in the team.
New Zealand will be high after a thumping win in ODI series as their bowlers are doing brilliant job specially bowlers and Brandon McCullum is back in form with a century and a half century but Jacob Oram will not be available as he flown back due to injury.
Pakistan Team, Squad for 1st T20 at Dubai:
Kamran Akmal (wk), Imran Nazir, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (capt), Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Iftikhar Anjum/Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal.
New Zealand Team, Squad for 1st T20 at Dubai:
Brendon McCullum (wk), Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori (capt), Neil Broom/BJ Watling, Nathan McCullum, Ian Butler, Shane Bond, Tim Southee.
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