Pakistan vs New Zealand - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (1st ODI)

Pakistan and New Zealand will get down to business in the principal round of the three-match ODI series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, on Friday, September 17. The Black Caps, driven by Tom Latham, lost their five-match T20I series to Bangladesh 2-3. In any case, that they set up a vivacious show can't be denied since they didn't have their best option players for the matches. The Kiwis will go into the forthcoming conflict on the rear of a success in their past game. Be that as it may, preceding the ODIs against Pakistan, the guests have been hit with a blow after Tom Blundell was precluded because of a quad strain. Daryl Mitchell, who's set to join the group for the T20Is, has been called upon. Mitchell will be accessible from the second ODI onwards. Pakistan, then again, won the T20I series against West Indies 1-0 after four of the five games were cleaned out because of downpour. The Men dressed in Green have named a 12-man crew for the primary ODI and have picked upwards of three leg-spinners — Zahid Mehmood, Usman Qadir and Shadab Khan. Additionally, their 17-3 no holds barred record in Pakistan against New Zealand should give them certainty too. Back in July, Babar Azam and Co lost 3-0 because of a drained England group and they'll need to offer peace at the most punctual. Pitch Report The contribute Rawalpindi has been a brandishing one throughout the long term. The normal score at the setting in 24 ODIs is 243. Last year, Zimbabwe and Pakistan played in a tied ODI at a similar setting. Pursuing ought to be the favored choice. Pakistan Key Players : Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi New Zealand Key Players : Finn Allen, Tom Latham, Ajaz Patel Probable XI Pakistan Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir New Zealand Rachin Ravindra, Finn Allen, Will Young, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Latham (w/c), Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie/Scott Kuggeleijn, Doug Bracewell, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner/Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry