New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2021, 1st ODI Match and the match is going to be played between Pakistan & New Zealand and the match is all set to take place at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 

Preview

Hello and welcome to another match of an International series and this time the New Zealand team will face Pakistan on their land and the match is all set to take off today at 3:00 PM IST.

Pakistan has become a very good team in hands of Babar Azam and also they have cliched many series against top International teams in the last few months and will look to use the home advantages against New Zealand hopefully they might clinch this one too as New Zealand’s new team are not in that good form as they have to be.

On the other hand, Tom Latham is set to take on the gloves in addition to the captaincy, while top-order batter Finn Allen is set to make his ODI debut. With Ajaz Patel the only specialist spinner in the squad, off-spin-bowling allrounder Cole McConchie might fancy his chances of getting an ODI cap, too.

Pitch Report – PAK vs NZ

Expecting a good batting wicket in the second innings and half of the first inning because dew might ruin the game for the bowling team while bowling second also winning the toss and chose to bat should be the call as per weather conditions and the average score should be 240-280 and could be defendable.

Probable Playing XI – PAK vs NZ

Pakistan-XI

• Fakhar Zaman
• Imam-ul-Haq
• Babar Azam (capt)
• Saud Shakil
• Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
• Iftikhar Ahmed
• Shadab Khan
• Hasan Ali
• Usman Qadir
• Haris Rauf
• Shaheen Shah Afridi

New Zealand-XI

• Rachin Ravindra
• Finn Allen
• Will Young
• Tom Latham (capt&wk)
• Henry Nicholls
• Colin de Grandhomme
• Cole McConchie
• Scott Kuggeleijn/Doug Bracewell
• Ajaz Patel
• Jacob Duffy/Blair Tickner
• Matt Henry

Top 8 Selection – PAK vs NZ

(PAK) – Babar Azam

• Mat-10, Runs-657, Ave-73 (ODI)

(PAK) – Fakhar Zaman

• Match-8, Runs-443, Ave-55.38 (ODI)

(NZ) – Tom Latham

• Match-10, Runs-388, Ave-55.43 (ODI)

(NZ) – Henry Nicholls

• Match-10, Runs-372, Ave-41.33 (ODI)

(PAK) – Haris Rauf

• Match-8, W-14, Ave-29.14 (ODI)

(PAK) – Shaheen Shah Afridi

• Match-9, W-13, Ave-38 (ODI)

(NZ) – Matt Henry

• Match-6, W-12, Ave-29.50 (ODI)

(NZ) – Hamish Bennett

• Match-3, W-6, Ave-29 (ODI)

Head 2 Head – PAK vs NZ

Matches played in last 3 years – 8

• Matches won by Pakistan – 2
• Matches won by New Zealand – 6

Top Dismissals – PAK vs NZ

BOWLERS	BATTERS	DISMISSALS
(PAK) – S. Shah Afridi	T Latham	2
(PAK) – F Ashraf	T Latham	2
(PAK) – S Khan	H Nicholls / C de Grandhomme / T Latham	2 / 2 / 2
(PAK) – H Ali	H Nicholls	2

Must Picks – PAK vs NZ

PLAYERS	CAREER STATS
(PAK) – Babar Azam	R-3985
(PAK) – Mohammad Rizwan	R-864
(PAK) – Fakhar Zaman	R-2325, W-1
(NZ) – Tom Latham	R-2824
(NZ) – Henry Nicholls	R-1409

C & VC Selection – PAK vs NZ

Safe Options

• B Azam
• M Rizwan
• S Khan
• R Ravindra

Risky Options

• F Zaman
• F Allen
• H Nicholls
• H Rauf

Suggested XI – PAK vs NZ

TEAM – 1

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