The 1st ODI of the 5-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand will take place on Monday, April 27, at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan are going to the series as the favorites but a great fightback by the Kiwi’s in the T20I series after being down 2-0 means that they can’t be counted out.
Babar Azam leading the Men in Green would love to take the ODI trophy home after drawing the T20I series. The 2nd string NZ side led by Tom Latham would hope they show the same fight they showed in the T20I series.
Match Details
- Match: Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
- Date & Time: Thurdsay, April 27 2023
- Venue: Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Pitch Report
Pindi Cricket Stadium provides an excellent surface for the batters. Their is swing on offer for the pacers at the start but it gets easier for the batters to face them once the ball gets a little old. The spinners come into the game in the middle orders and will take control of the scoring rate from 10 to 40 overs.
The average 1st innings score here is 236 runs, making it a low scoring ground. Out of the 24 matches played here, 12 matches have been won by the team batting 1st and remaining 12 by the chasing side. The team with the better bowling lineup will have the upper hand.
Batting And Bowling PAK vs NZ
- 1st-innings score: 193
- 2nd-innings score: 185
- Matches won by the team batting 1st: 3
- Matches won by the team batting 2nd: 2
PAK vs NZ Preview (27/4/23)
The series offers both sides the opportunity to feel out each other’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of the World Cup in India in October-November. The Black Caps shocked the home side by squaring a preceding five-match Twenty20 series 2-2 despite missing eight players — including skipper Kane Williamson — due to the ongoing Indian Premier League or injury.
Under stand-in skipper Tom Latham, New Zealand adapted to the conditions skillfully, roaring back from 2-0 down to win the third and fifth matches, with the fourth abandoned after rain.
Middle-order batter Mark Chapman has been added to the ODI squad after blazing 290 for just one dismissal in the T20 series — the most runs by a batter in a five-match T20I series
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st ODI – Live Cricket Score
- PAK vs NZ 1st ODI match will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network