New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 46 runs in the first of five T20 matches in Auckland on Friday.

**New Zealand amassed 226 runs in 20 over after being put into bat by Pakistan. In response, Pakistan was bowled out for 180 runs in 18 overs.

Kane Williamson scored 57 and Daryl Mitchell scored 61 as New Zealand put up the big total at the loss of six wickets.

Aamir Jamal was the most expensive bowler for Pakistan, leaking 55 runs of his four overs.

The match saw Shaheen Shah Afridi making his captaincy debut, while Abbas Afridi and Usama Mir also got their caps.

The captain dismissed Devon Conway in the first over to get off to a strong start for the green shirts.

The batting order is also set to see changes with Saim Ayub opening with Muhammad Rizwan. Azam Khan will keep wickets.

Full squad

• Muhammad Rizwan (VC)
• Saim Ayub
• Babar Azam
• Fakhar Zaman
• Iftikhar Ahmed
• Azam Khan (WK)
• Aamir Jamal
• Usama Mir
• Shaheen Aridi
• Abbas Afridi
• Usama Mir