Lahore: After the five-match T20 collection ended 2-2, Pakistan will tackle New Zealand within the first One Day Worldwide of the five-match collection on the Rawalpindi Stadium on Thursday (right now) with an eye fixed on the ICC World Cup. , The second match can be set to be performed on the identical venue whereas the motion for the final three matches will shift to Karachi. New Zealand got here again to stage the collection after trailing 0-2 in an exciting T20I collection with the fourth match being washed out after a hailstorm in Rawalpindi. With the ODI collection underway, each the groups wish to ramp up their preparations for the ICC World Cup to be performed in India later this 12 months. Pakistan are additionally scheduled to play three ODIs in opposition to Afghanistan within the ACC Males’s Asia Cup to be held in August and September.
Whereas Pakistan are virtually at full power, New Zealand are lacking some common gamers who’re taking part in within the Indian Premier League. The well-contested T20I collection guarantees to be an equally aggressive and thrilling ODI collection, for which each side have added a participant every. Pakistan have included wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Haris and New Zealand have included Mark Chapman, whose distinctive batting efforts in T20Is earned him the Participant of the Sequence award.
The ODI collection supplies a chance for each the edges to get a really feel for one another’s strengths and weaknesses forward of the World Cup in October-November. Each the groups even have an opportunity to climb to the highest of the ICC Males’s ODI Group Rankings. New Zealand are at the moment stage on factors with top-ranked Australia and India and a collection win will take them to the highest of the rankings. Pakistan, who’re at the moment positioned fifth, may climb to the highest in the event that they take the collection 5-0. Since 2022, Pakistan have gained 9 of their 12 ODIs, three out of 4 collection. Throughout this, he has defeated Australia (2-1), West Indies (3-0) and Netherlands (3-0). Their solely loss got here in opposition to New Zealand at dwelling earlier this 12 months once they misplaced the bilateral collection 1-2.
Forward of the collection, captain Babar Azam mentioned that each match Pakistan performs any further will matter so much. “This collection is a good alternative for us to fine-tune our mixture and collect momentum forward of the mega occasions within the type of the Asia Cup and the much-awaited World Cup. This group has finished nicely within the ODI format within the final one 12 months and I’ve full religion in my boys to carry out as anticipated within the subsequent seven months.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham was upbeat concerning the return of spectators to the T20I collection however mentioned the ODIs would current a more durable problem. “It was superior to return away with a collection draw after being two down. On the again of what this T20I collection has produced, it’ll be a troublesome ODI collection. We’ve seen among the finest video games in cricket and the ODI collection can be no completely different. It’s a new format and we’ve to adapt shortly. hope we are able to get it straight
Immediately’s ODI would be the first between the 2 sides on the Pindi Cricket Stadium in 20 years. In 2003, New Zealand performed two ODIs and misplaced each by seven wickets and 49 runs. A 12 months in the past, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by three wickets. Total, Pakistan take pleasure in a wholesome 18-5 head-to-head file on dwelling soil. The collection may even see the return of Chris Broad to Pakistan for the primary time in 14 years. The previous England opener and member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees will share the umpiring duties in all 5 ODIs amongst Ahsan Raza, Aleem Dar, Asif Yakub, Faisal Afridi, Joel Wilson, Langton Rusere and Rashid Riaz.
Squad:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk) . , Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Adam Milne, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner, Chad Bowes, Cole McConkey, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell and Will Younger.
Sequence Schedule (All matches begin at 3:30 PM)
27 April – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi. Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (on area), Rashid Riaz (third umpire), Faisal Afridi (fourth umpire); Chris Broad (Match Referee)
April 29 – Second ODI, Rawalpindi. Aleem Dar and Rashid Riaz (on area), Ahsan Raza (third umpire), Asif Yaqoob (fourth umpire); Chris Broad (Match Referee)
Could 3 – Third ODI, Karachi. Langton Rusere and Faisal Afridi (on area), Joel Wilson (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (4th umpire); Chris Broad (Match Referee)
Could 5 – Fourth ODI, Karachi. Joel Wilson and Asif Yaqoob (on area), Langton Rusere (third umpire), Faisal Afridi (fourth umpire); Chris Broad (Match Referee)
Could 7 – Fifth ODI, Karachi. Langton Rusere and Rashid Riaz (on area), Joel Wilson (third umpire), Asif Yaqoob (4th umpire); Chris Broad (match referee).