Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Tim Robinson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Haris(w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(c), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Khushdil Shah, Jahandad Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Abrar Ahmed

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat

Hagley Oval is the battle ground

13:25 Local Time, 00:25 GMT, 05:55 IST: Pakistan crashed out of the Champions Trophy, a tournament hosted by them, without registering a win. New Zealand, meanwhile, ended up as the runners-up. The action now shifts to the shortest format.  Hello everyone and a warm welcome to the first of the five T20Is between New Zealand and Pakistan. It's a new-look Pakistan side under the captaincy of Salman Agha. With no Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, it's an inexperienced batting line-up for the visitors. There's no dearth of talent and the Pakistani fans would hope that the youngsters play a brand of cricket that's aggressive and fearless. New Zealand, on the other hand, will be led by Michael Bracewell. Although they'll be without some of their key players who  are set to take part in the Indian Premier League, there's plenty of experience in the home team's camp. They come into this series as favourites. 

Squads:

New Zealand Squad: Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Mitchell Hay

Pakistan Squad: Omair Yousuf, Usman Khan(w), Abdul Samad, Mohammad Haris, Khushdil Shah, Salman Agha(c), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Jahandad Khan