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Finn Allen

Devon Conway (W)

Kane Williamson (C)

Daryl Mitchell

Glenn Phillips

Mark Chapman

Adam Milne

Matt Henry

Tim Southee

Ish Sodhi

Ben Sears

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Saim Ayub

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Fakhar Zaman

Iftikhar Ahmed

Azam Khan (W)

Aamer Jamal

Usama Mir

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Abbas Afridi

Haris Rauf

Adithya Ashok

Ajaz Yunus Patel

Benjamin Vincent Sears

Bevon-John Jacobs

Blair Marshall Tickner

Cole Edward McConchie

Dane Cleaver

Daryl Joseph Mitchell

Devon Philip Conway

Finnley Hugh Allen

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Henry Michael Nicholls

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Jacob Andrew Duffy

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham

Jayden Richard Lennox

Joshua Andrew Clarkson

Kane Stuart Williamson

Katene Dalton Clarke

Kristian David Charles Clarke

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Matthew James Henry

Michael Gordon Bracewell

Michael David Rae

Mitchell James Hay

Mitchell Josef Santner

Nathan Gregory Smith

Nicholas Frederick Kelly

Rachin Ravindra

Timothy Blake Robinson

Tim Louis Seifert

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Thomas William Maxwell Latham

William Alexander Young

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Syed Muhammad Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Mohammad Babar Azam

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Haseebullah Khan

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Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Saad Masood

Sahibzada Farhan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shamyl Hussain

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

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Batting maestro Babar Azam's 57 off 35 went in vain as New Zealand hammered Pakistan by 46 runs in the first T20I in Auckland on January 12, Friday.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam in this frame. (Getty)

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Despite Babar Azam's fiery fifty Pakistan went down to 46-run defeat against New Zealand in the T20I series opener in Auckland on January 12.

Pakistan's Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and India's Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

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Kane Williamson (57 runs off 52 balls) and Daryl Mitchell (61 runs off 27 balls) took charge of New Zealand's innings in the middle overs and scored runs with ease.

New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the T20I series against Pakistan.

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Kane Williamson offered a simple chance to Babar at mid-on off Abbas Afridi's bowling. However, Babar misjudged the catch, allowing New Zealand to capitalize on the missed opportunity.

Babar Azam dropped the catch of Kane Williamson. 

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WATCH: Pakistan's embarrassing stretch of drop catches continues as Babar Azam spills an easy chance, Afridi holds his head in disbelief

Shaheen Shah Afridi leaked 24 runs in his second over as Finn Allen dismantled him on an outstanding batting pitch during the first T20I of the five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand.

Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi during game one of the T20I series between New Zealand and Pakistan. (Getty Images)

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NZ vs PAK: 24-year-old batter explodes against Shaheen Afridi, whacks 3 fours and 2 sixes in Pakistan captain's over

As per NZC's update, Mitchell Santner will be closely monitored in the upcoming days. He will travel alone to Hamilton, which incidentally is the venue for the series' second T20I

Tim Southee (L), Mitchell Santner (C) and Matt Henry (R).

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Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam in action (File Photo: Getty Images)

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'There might be some changes, or maybe not': Shaheen Afridi responds to reports around Babar Azam's demotion to no.3 in T20Is

NZ vs PAK: Saim Ayub is likely to replace Babar Azam at the top and open alongside Mohammad Rizwan for the five-T20I series against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam during a practice session (File Photo: Getty Images)

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Babar Azam set to lose his opening spot in T20Is to 21-year-old Saim Ayub for New Zealand series: Reports

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'...he couldn’t live up to the expectations...': Umar Gul's bold remark on Babar Azam's strike rate after Pakistan's loss in 1st T20I

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