Pakistan send New Zealand to bat

Pakistan have won the toss and send New Zealand to bat first in the 35th match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

New Zealand made two changes in the squad as Ish Sodhi comes in for Matt Henry and Kane Williamson replaces Will Young.
On the other hand, Pakistan made one change as Hasan Ali, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack replacing Usama Mir.

During the toss, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said,"Slightly different looking surface to what we expect here. We will try to put a competitive target and adapt to the conditions. Nice to be back out here, obviously few niggles in the camp and the guys are very excited for the challenge today. We have 2 changes. Ish Sodhi comes in for Matt Henry and I come in for Will Young. Looks like it might take some turn. For us, it's about sticking to our plans and adapting to conditions as best as we can."

"We will have a bowl first because of moisture on the surface. We have good bowling and we are trying to hit good lengths and execute our plans. We have one change. Usama Mir is not playing and Hasan Ali is playing. I'm feeling good (with the form), but not been able to finish games, I will try my best to enjoy myself and looking forward to the game." said Babar Azam, captain of Pakistan Cricket team.

Playing XI's:

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

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