Pakistan will start their tour to New Zealand with a warm-up match at Auckland on Thursday.

During the tour, Pakistan will play three Twenty20 Internationals, two Test matches and six One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

Pakistan will be featuring in three match T20 match series for the first time.

Team Manager Intikhab Alam said that the players will be focused on the cricket and not distracted by the spot-fixing controversy.

On the other hand, Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the remainder of the HRV Cup due to a back injury that could affect his participation for the early part of the home series against Pakistan.