Naseem repalces Zaman as New Zealand opt to bat first in third T20

New Zealand Monday won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International of five-Match T20I series at Gaddafi Stadium.

Pakistan have already gone up 2-0 in the series.

New Zealand have made two changes as Adam Milne and Ish Sodhi have returned.

Pakistan, meanwhile, have rested Zaman Khan with Naseem Shah replacing him.

Squads:

Pakistan's Playing XI: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

New Zealand's Playing XI: Tom Latham (c & wk), Chad Bowes, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham. Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ben Lister