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New Zealand opt to bowl; Wahab misses out
- Updated: November 17, 2016
Toss New Zealand opt to bowl v Pakistan Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, elected to predictably bowl first on a green Hagley Oval surface in Christchurch. They rang in five changes in a bid to arrest their four-match losing streak. There were debuts for opener Jeet Raval and Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle returned after a four-year gap, while Tim Southee, who missed the India series because of a hamstring injury, and Neil Wagner returned to the XI. There was no place for Matt Henry.
Raval, part of the Test squad in Zimbabwe and South Africa in August-September, replaces Martin Guptill, who was left out of the squad after poor returns in the three-Test series in India. James Neesham was left out to accommodate de Grandhomme. The Zimbabwe-born allrounder, …
