Shaheen Afridi to Seifert, no run, uhhh! That's a peach first up. Good length ball initial was coming in but angles away late, Seifert prods forward and plays inside the line,

Seifert and Tim Robinson are at the crease. Seifert is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack

The umpires are ready and waitnig near the boundary rope. Babar Azam has a final word with his team. Now they are walking out to the middle. Seifert and Robinson are the openers for New Zealand. Shaheen is warming up. He's going to start the attack. Will there be movement? We shall find out soon. The countdown begins..3..2..1..PLAY

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell(c), Cole McConchie, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Ben Lister

Pakistan (Playing XI): Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Usman Khan, Irfan Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to field

18:30 Local Time, 13:30 GMT, 19:00 IST: It was a damp start to the series as the first game saw just 2 balls being bowled as rain had the final say. We are back for the second T20I and are still at Rawalpindi. Hopefully there are no rain interruptions today and we get a full game, fingers crossed. Pakistan have their eyes set on the T20 World Cup and have started the preparations. The squad went through a rigorous training camp ahead of this series with the idea being to improve fitness and bonding. A full strength squad was also announced for these 5 games so that they start getting into the groove. Meanwhile, New Zealand are missing some of the regulars either due to IPL or they have been given a rest. But this also gives an opportunity to the guys who are on the brink of making it to the squad and book a place in the final 15 for the World Cup. Toss and teams coming up.. Stay tuned

Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir, Abrar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan, Abbas Afridi

New Zealand Squad: Tim Seifert(w), Tim Robinson, Dean Foxcroft, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell(c), Josh Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Ben Lister, William ORourke, Tom Blundell, Zakary Foulkes, Cole McConchie