RAWALPINDI: April 26,2023: After T20 series between Pakistan and New Zealand, the series consisting of 5 ODI matches is starting from Thursday in Rawalpindi.
The series is considered important before the World Cup. The series of 5 matches between the two teams is a Understanding each other’s weaknesses is important for preparing for the World Cup in India in October and November.
The New Zealand team had a disappointing start to the T20I series starting in Lahore and lost the opening two matches, but then bounced back in the series.
One match of the T20 series was not fruitful due to rain and on the other hand, New Zealand took advantage of this and performed brilliantly in the last two matches, shattering the dream of the host team to win the series. New Zealand In the last T20 played in Rawalpindi on April 24, the team defeated Pakistan thanks to Chapman’s brilliant batting and leveled the 5-match series 2-2.
Visiting captain Tom Latham took full advantage of the conditions and came back from a deficit in the opening matches, but rain in the fourth match ended the series.
Mark Chapman, who batted brilliantly in the last T20 of the series, was included in the squad for the one-day series, the batsman scored a total of 290 runs in the shortest form of cricket and got out only once.
Mark Chapman is also the highest run-scorer in the T20 series.
New Zealand’s ODI squad includes Tom Blundell, who was recently named in Wisden’s 5 Player of the Year, alongside Henry Nicholls.
On the other hand, the fifth-ranked Pakistan team will once again rely on captain Babar Azam as he has been the top batsman in ODIs for the past two years.
Babar Azam said about the series against New Zealand that these five matches are important for our preparation for the World Cup, we have 8 matches including the Asia Cup and we will take these matches as preparation for the World Cup. .
Pakistan has won 5 ODI series under the leadership of Babar Azam, but lost two series, one against England in 2021 and the other against New Zealand this year.
New Zealand, on the other hand, have an edge over Pakistan and have won 5 of the last 6 series and one series was drawn.
The last time New Zealand was defeated by Pakistan in an ODI series was in 2011.
The one-day series between Pakistan and New Zealand will begin on Thursday in Rawalpindi and the second match will be played on Saturday.
Both the teams will come to Karachi for the last 3 matches of the series where the third, fourth and fifth matches will be played on May 3, 5 and 7 respectively.
Squads for ODI series
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Haris, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ehsanullah, Imamul Haq, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Shaheen Shah Afridi. , Shan Masood, Osama Mir
New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Tom Blundall, Chad Bovis, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Cole McConnell, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Richan Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ash Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young