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Pak win toss and opt to bat first.

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Hasan Ali, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas,Yasir Shah

New Zealand: Jeet Raval, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (capt), Ross Taylor, BJ Watling (wk), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Ajaz Patel

No changes for both teams.

Cracking drive for 4 by Imam-Ul-Haq through covers.

Pak 11/0.

Imam-Ul-Haq dropped by Tom Latham in second slip off CDG bowling. He was dismissed caught behind trying to play a similar drive. Survives on 9.

Good opening bowling by CDG and Boult. 4 slips and gully is a very nice field setting for the pacers even in these conditions. Attacking field for Boult. Two slips and gully for CDG though.

Better pace by Boult in 7th over.

Pak 18/0 after 7.

Professor dismissed on 9, caught in second slip by Tom. Well bowled by CDG.

PAK 18/1 in 7.2 overs.

Azhar Ali walks as one down.

Edged and runs for 4 between Ross Taylor at first slip and Watling. No attempt by both. Bad luck for CDG. Could have had two wickets in an over. Azhar survives a duck.

Imam-Ul-Haq edges this to Tom at second slip. Doesn't drops this time. Poor batting edging so many balls even at Dubai. Imam-Ul-Haq out for 9. PAK 25/2 in 9.4 overs. Both openers wickets for CDG.

CDG has dismissed him twice like this now this seris.and also generated one more similar dropped chance.

First bowling change. Neil Wagner into the attack in 11th over. Two slips and gully for him.

Bowling change. Ajaz into attack in 21st over.

2 boundaries in Bolt's over through edges. Been poor batting by Pakistan as lot of runs from edges. Very few runs from middle of the bat.

Pak 45/2.

Finally runs of a good cut shot. Well cut by Azhar. 53/2 .

PAK 56/2 at Lunch. Good bowling by Kiwis.
Pakistani batsmen have batted poorly as they just could not hit the ball with middle of bat on many shots leading to edges costing them both wickets. The edges got at least 15 to 20 runs though.

Sounds like the Kiwis were a bit unlucky.

Play resumes post lunch. CDG to bowl. Slip and a gully.