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Premadasa Stadium was delayed due to rain.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan called up Fakhar Zaman, who did not play in the final group stage match against Namibia, in place of Khawaja Nafai. New Zealand returned regular captain Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams finished second in their respective groups in the qualifying round, and were tied with Sri Lanka and England in group two.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Lineup: <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Cricket: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cricket<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-rain-a55cf4c10761b8d50b48a6187e8214a7\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) \u2014 Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and elected to bat first in the Super 8 opener against New Zealand. 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