Abu Dhabi - Pakistan suffered an injury setback to pace spearhead Junaid Khan, as New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second day-night international in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Team management said Junaid suffered a toe injury on his right foot and will be out of the series.
New Zealand stayed faithful to the same combination which won the first one-day international by 47 runs, also played in Abu Dhabi, while Pakistan brought in Faheem Ashraf for Junaid.
The last match of the series is in Dubai on Sunday.
Teams:
New Zealand
George Worker, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi
Umpires: Nigel LIong (ENG) and Shozab Raza (PAK)
Tv umpire: Joe Wilson (WIS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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