New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell has won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first Twenty20 of the five-match series in Rawalpindi.

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Follow live coverage of Pakistan vs New Zealand from the New Zealand in Pakistan 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

The 2009 champion Pakistan is aiming to tick boxes for its preparation phase ahead of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup as it gears up for the five-match series under comeback captain Babar Azam against an understrength New Zealand.

Heavy rain caused the first Twenty20 international between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned after just two deliveries in Rawalpindi on Thursday. But as soon as the Pakistan fielders started celebrating the wicket,

Pakistan and New Zealand will kickstart their T20 World Cup preparations with a T20I series slated to get underway from today. Pakistan will be aiming to build some good momentum before competing in the upcoming marquee event.