Pakistan and New Zealand will be eyeing a winning start to the five match one day series as they square off in the first ODI here in Dubai on Monday.
Earlier, the three match test series was drawn 1-1 whereas the two Twenty20 match series was also drawn between Pakistan and New Zealand. It should be noted that the green shirts have lost all of their previous six ODI matches whereas the Kiwis won two out their five ODIs.
The hosts are likely to include Umar Gul in the side whereas New Zealand are expected to make two changes to the side as well. It should be noted that ace spinner Mohammad Hafeez will not be allowed to bowl after he was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over an illegal bowling action.
The match will begin at 4pm (PST).
New Zealand Squad
KS Williamson*, CJ Anderson, DG Brownlie, AP Devcich, MJ Guptill, MJ Henry, TWM Latham, MJ McClenaghan, NL McCullum, KD Mills, AF Milne, JDS Neesham, L Ronchi†, LRPL Taylor, DL Vettori
Pakistan Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq*, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar
