RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s pace prodigy Ihsanullah to make his maiden appearance for the Green Shirts in the second PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match series here at Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Ihsanullah, who made headlines in his debut Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, continued to get the reward for his exceptional skills and performance.

Following a sensational season with the ball in the marquee league, the lanky pacer first received a maiden T20 call-up for the three-match away series against Afghanistan, which mainly comprised of the youngsters as the senior players were given rest.

The right-arm speedster impressed in his debut T20I series, propelling him to be retained in the T20I squad while receiving a maiden ODI call-up.

Meanwhile, for the second PAK vs NZ ODI of the five-match, he has been added to the Playing XI in place of ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and is set to make his ODI debut.

Besides him, the green shirts made two more changes to their lineup as Abdullah Shafique replaced Shan Masood, while Usama Mir came in for Shadab Khan.

Taking to Twitter, the PCB shared the footage of Shaheen presenting the young pacer with the Pakistan cap.

 

It is worth mentioning here that the second ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand is underway here at Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam put the touring side into bat first after the coin once again flipped in his favour.

The home side lead the five-match series 1-0 with four games to spare.