All Set For Pakistan-New Zealand First T20

DUBAI: After a riveting end to the ODI series, which New Zealand won 2-1, the focus is the first of two Twenty20s that is played today (Thursday) at the Sports City Dubai Cricket Stadium , AAJ News.
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Pakistan has a far superior record in T20s this year – which won the T20 World in general and with seven wins in nine games. New Zealand are not slouches themselves – they beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in what was its only highlight of a disappointing tour in September, but its success in Abu Dhabi could not hide his fight against rotation. Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal, with its clever variations, nibbling New Zealand, while the economic test.

With the torque and, possibly, Shoaib Malik, who can swallow a large part of the 20 overs, New Zealand hitters that gave a 12 windows at 22.42, against a serious challenge.

Skipper Shahid Afridi for the T20 match, said, “We did not play well in the series of day, but he’s gone, it’s history, is a new day today and tomorrow (Thursday) will be a new day, too.”

The 11 probable member teams of Pakistan and New Zealand would be:
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Pakistan: 1 Kamran Akmal (wk), 2 Imran Nazir, 3 Shoaib Malik, 4 Shahid Afridi (captain), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Fawad Alam, 7 Abdul Razzaq, 8 Mohammad Aamer, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Iftikhar Anjum / Sohail Tanvir , 11 Saeed Ajmal.

New Zealand 1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Aaron Redmond, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Scott Styris, 6 Daniel Vettori (captain), 7 Neil Broom / BJ Watling, 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Ian Butler, 10 Shane Bond, 11 Tim Southee.

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