AUCKLAND – Pakistan will face New Zealand in the first Twenty 20 International of the three-match series on Friday at the Eden Park in Auckland.
The match will begin at 11:00 hours PST.
The eyes of the cricket world will be on Pakistan in New Zealand on Friday with Mohammad Amir set to make his international comeback after serving a jail term and five-year ban for spot-fixing.
The 23-year-old is expected to be named in the starting lineup for the tour-opening Twenty20 when Pakistan will pit their hostile bowling attack against a New Zealand unit brimming with form batsmen.
Conditions in New Zealand usually facilitate swing and movement, and Amir will bolster a Pakistan pace attack already brimming with big names. The prominent duo of Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz apart - Pakistan’s squad also contains the likes of Anwar Ali and Aamer Yamin.
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