Throw Pakistan Choose to beat VS New Zealand
Pakistan won the draw and chose to fight in the tri-series final in Karachi, five days before the two teams met again when the Champions Trophy was opened at the same place.
Henry was rested as a precautionary measure due to a knee minor.
The pace of New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson, resumed the bowling alley after having injured his hamstrings while playing in ILT20 with water, but was not ready to play in the tri-series final. On the eve of the final, head coach Gary Stead was optimistic about Ferguson’s progress, saying “he followed well”.
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Saud Shakeel, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (Capt & WK), 5 Salman Agha, 6 Tayyab Tahir, 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Khushdil Shah, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Nasem Shah, 11 Abrar Ahmed , 9
New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway, 2 Will Young, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (WK), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitch Santner (Capt), 9 Jacob Duffy, 10 Nathan Smith, 11 will oo Rourke