The 35th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played today at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
The match will start at 10:00 am (PST).
This is a crucial match for Pakistan in term of qualifying for semi-finals. A win will boots Pakistan chances for the race while a defeat will end its hope for the semi-finals.
Head-to-head record:
The two sides have faced each other nine times in the ODI World Cup history with Pakistan emerging winners seven times. New Zealand’s highest total against the Green Shirts is 302, while Pakistan’s highest is 281. Overall, Pakistan and the Kiwis have played one another 115 times in one-day cricket and the Men in Green leads there as well with 60 wins as compared to the Black Caps’ 51.
Probable lineups:
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Mohammad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee/Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
