Published Apr 1, 2025, 7:03 pm IST
After a very biased T20I series, there was a lot of hope among Pakistan cricket fans and cricket watchers around the world that the ODIs is a more competitive affair. This appeared to be a likely proposition as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan joined the Pakistan squad, but they were unable to improve the results, and the pair will need to step up another level in this game to level the series. Without Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan's fast bowlers impressed in the initial game in Napier, but Salman Aghan and Irfan Khan's ten overs cost 118 runs, and the tourists must find a more competitive option to fill the fifth bowler gap.
New Zealand vs Pakistan – 2nd Match, ODI Match
Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton
Date & Time: 02nd April 2025 at 03:30 AM IST
Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
Avg 1st inn score | 284 |
Avg 2nd inn score | 278 |
Win% batting 1st | 57 |
Win% batting 2nd | 43 |
The pitch provides a well-balanced surface that will appeal to both batters and bowlers. Pacers can extract movement early on, especially under lights, while spinners improve with each game.
This has consistently been a good batting wicket, and we expect both teams to score high totals. The par score for batting first in this game will be around 180.
NZ ( New Zealand ) | W W L W W |
PAK ( Pakistan ) | L L W L L |
Matches Played | PAK Won | NZ Won | Tie | NR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 119 | 61 | 54 | 1 | 3 |
Last 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.
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Abdullah Shafique, Usman Khan, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (c) (wk), Salman Agha (c), Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Akif Javed, Mohammad Ali
Will Young, Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Muhammad Abbas, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Hay (wk), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Will O'Rourke
Tim Seifert(VC), Mohammad Haris, Daryl Mitchell, Irfan Khan, Salman Agha(VC), Shadab Khan, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Will O’Rourke, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Tim Seifert, Mohammad Haris, Daryl Mitchell(C), Irfan Khan, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan(VC), Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Will O’Rourke, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Captain – Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell
Vice-captain – Salman Agha, Shadab Khan,
Wicketkeeper – Tim Seifert
Pakistan demonstrated that they have the players to give New Zealand problems with their bats and balls in the first game, but the issue is depth across both disciplines. New Zealand understands the conditions well and has players who are capable of contributing throughout their team, so we are backing them to win another game and take the series with one game remaining! Considering the team combination, New Zealand is expected to win this match.
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