pakistan: New Zealand win toss, bat against Pakistan in T20 World Cup semi-final

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup being played in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Black Caps, who top Group 1, are aiming for a place in the final for the second time in a row as they aim for a T20 title first.

Like New Zealand, Group 2 runners-up Pakistan are in the semi-finals for the second year in a row as they look to add to their 2009 World Cup victory.

The winner will face either England or India – who meet in Adelaide on Thursday – in Sunday’s final.

Both teams named unchanged sides.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Richard Illingworth (Eng)

TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (England)

Match referee: Chris Broad (England)

Originally published at Pen 18