NAPIER, New Zealand, March 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl in the first one-day international against New Zealand in Napier on Saturday.

Both teams feature numerous changes to the squads that played out a five-match T20 series, won 4-1 by New Zealand.

The tourists have welcomed back captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam after the key veterans were omitted for the T20 series.

Seamer Akif Javed will make his international debut for Pakistan, while opening batsman Usman Khan and seamer Mohammed Ali are both playing their first ODI.

New Zealand hand international debuts to opening batsman Nick Kelly and Pakistan-born allrounder Muhammad Abbas.

New Zealand: Nick Kelly, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell (capt), Muhammad Abbas, Mitch Hay, Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Will O'Rourke

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Usman Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (capt), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Akif Javed

Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Paul Reiffel (AUS)

TV umpire: Michael Gough (ENG)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)