New Zealand will be hoping to get back to winning ways as they are set to take on Asian giants Pakistan in their upcoming World Cup clash on Saturday.
The Black Caps’ journey in India has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. They started strong at the tournament recording four successive wins against England, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. They were handed their first defeat of the tournament by India by four wickets. It was Virat Kohli who scored a 95-run knock for his nation to secure the win.
The Kiwis lost their next game narrowly by five runs to Australia before being completely blown away by South Africa in their seventh match. The African nation proved to be the better team on the day as they beat New Zealand by a whopping 190 runs. The Kiwis will now be looking to recover as they are now hungrier than ever for a victory.
The two cricket sides will face each other at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 4. Pakistan took down the Netherlands before beating Sri Lanka in their opening games of the tournament. The team then completely fell apart, losing four successive games before finally beating Bangladesh in their last match by seven wickets. Another loss could severely jeopardise their chances of making the knockout phase of the tournament.
New Zealand vs Pakistan Head-to-Head:
New Zealand and Pakistan have faced each other in 115 ODI matches with New Zealand winning 51 times while Pakistan have won in 60 encounters. The two sides have met 9 times in ODI World Cups. Amongst these matches, New Zealand have won twice whereas Pakistan have emerged victorious on seven occasions.
Check out New Zealand vs Pakistan Probable XIs:
NZ Probable XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
PAK Probable XI: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
New Zealand vs Pakistan Full Squad
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim
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