Pakistan will kickstart its New Zealand tour with a 3-day match against an Invitation XI led by all-rounder Grant Elliott. Most of the 12 players in the New Zealand Invitation XI have some sort of international experience already and should be a formidable opposition for the touring Pakistanis. The warm-up match starts on the 18th at the Queenstown Events Centre. This is Pakistan’s only tour game before they head into the three Tests at Dunedin, Wellington and Napier.

New Zealand Invitation XI : Craig Cumming, Tim McIntosh, BJ Watling, Daniel Flynn, Grant Elliott (Captain), Tarun Nethula, James Franklin, Reece Young (Wicket Keeper), Tim Southee, Iain O’Brien, Daryl Tuffey and Brent Arnel

Pakistan Test Squad : Mohammad Yousuf (Captain), Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmad (Wicket Keeper), Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Abdur Rauf

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