Best cricbuzz prediction: New Zealand brings Sodi to Shipley and Bat in search of Rebel series

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New Zealand decides to attack Pakistan

New Zealand won the toss in her second ODI and chose to bat first to end her three-game winning streak after losing her first ODI on Monday.

The visitors stepped up their spin attack, bringing in leg spinner Ish Sodi and pairing them with finger spinners Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell. Glenn Phillips also has Fingerspin his bowling options. Henry Shipley, a six-foot-tall fast bowler, made way for Canterbury teammate Sodie.

Pakistan has not changed since the first ODI. That meant new vice-captain Shan Massood was benched again. The hosts won the first game by 6 wickets.

Pakistan: 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Haris Sohail, 6 Salman Ali Agha, 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Usama Mir, 9 Mohammad Wasim, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Naseem Shah

New Zealand: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Tim Southee, 11 Lockie Ferguson

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