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NZ cruise to victory against hapless Pakistan in World Cup warm-up match

The warm-up match was played in Hyderabad, India

NZ cruise to victory against hapless Pakistan in World Cup warm-up match PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the World Cup warm-up match in Hyderabad.

The Men in Green will play all their 15 members of the squad in this game.

Tom Latham: It's great he (Williamson) will play some part. He will come out to bat later today. Some guys have been in Bangladesh, some of us have been back home. So we need to adapt to the conditions and heat. These warm-up games will help. Southee is not here, but rest of the players are available.

Babar Azam: We are batting first. We will try to asssess the conditions and put runs on the board. We are excited to play the World Cup. Many boys are playing here for the first time. We will try to utilize our 15 players.

Teams:

New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Usama Mir