During the Champions Trophy's first match in Karachi Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to make New Zealand bat first on Wednesday. Pakistan will host its first global cricket tournament since 1996 through the eight-nation ODI competition. Pacer Haris Rauf joins the home team after recovering from his lower chest muscular sprain sustained during last week's tri-series. Abrar Ahmed is Pakistan's only frontline spinner. New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra is unable to play following his severe head injury from the tri-series opening match.