Pakistan put New Zealand into bat in second Twenty20

DUBAI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and put New Zealand into bat in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai on Friday.

Pakistan, who won the first match by seven wickets on Thursday, brought in opener Ahmed Shehzad and paceman Umar Gul in place of Mohammad Irfan and Awaiz Zia.

New Zealand made four changes from the side which lost the first Twenty20, bringing in Tom Latham, Dean Brownlie, Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills in place of Corey Anderson, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan and Adam Milne.

Teams:
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Anwar Ali, Raza Hasan, Saad Nasim, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich, Tom Latham, Matt Henry, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Ross Taylor.
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Shozab Raza (PAK), Tv umpire: Ahmed Shahab (PAK)
Match referee: Roshan Mahnama (SRI)
(AFP)