Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st ODI LIVE Score Updates: Mohammed Rizwan-led Pakistan and Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand kick off the tri-series tournament with the first match at the newly renovated Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Both teams will relish the opportunity to get to grips with the situation and iron out any wrinkles in their playing XI ahead of next month’s Champions Trophy.
Pakistan and New Zealand will also kick off the Champions Trophy, with the only change being that the match will be played in Karachi rather than Lahore.
It will be a battle of express pace attacks as both sides lack quality spinning options. Salman Ali Agha and Abrar Ahmed are the only two spin options in the Pakistan squad, while Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra will be the main spinners for the Kiwis.
While much of the focus will be on how the relatively new captains manage their sides in the build-up to a major tournament, attention will also be on how Babar Azam performs at the top of the order, a position in which he has rarely batted in ODI cricket.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: NZ 51/2 after 11.2 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Kane Williamson is fully taking the charge after the dismissal of Rachin Ravindra. The veteran Kiwi batter is in his 20s now and is looking good to get a big knock at this renovated Gaddafi Stadium.
Williamson 20 (39)
Mitchell 0 (6)
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Rachin Ravindra OUT for 25
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Rachin Ravindra is the second batter to go for New Zealand. Abrar Ahmed takes a brilliant catch of his own bowling to dismiss the dangerous left hander. New Zealand now look to the pair of Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell for some much needed stability.
NZ 39/2 after 8 overs
Williamson 9 (24)
Mitchell 0(2)
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: NZ 19/1 after 4.2 overs
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: The pair of Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra are trying to build a steady partnership after the initial wicket of Will Young. Ravindra is increasingly threatening after already hitting 3 boundaries in his 13 run knock. Meanwhile, Williamson is looking to get settled on the crease.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: First wicket for New Zealand
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Shaheen Afridi gets the first wicket for Pakistan, Will Young gets dismissed on a score of 4.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: NZ playing XI
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (WK), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Pakistan playing XI
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (C) (W/K), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Santner wins the toss
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first at the Gaddafi stadium.
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Mohammed Rizwan on Gaddafi stadium pitch
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Speaking ahead of the match, Pakistan skipper said, “You have to look at what the pitch, opposition and conditions are like before you finalise a team. This time around, even the Gaddafi Stadium is new to us.”
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: New Zealand squad
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Pakistan squad
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: When and where to watch?
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE: The 1st ODI match between Pakistan and New Zealand will begin at 2:30PM will toss scheduled to held at 2:00PM. The exciting clash will be broadcast through the Sony Sports network while people who want to live-stream the encounter can do so via the FanCode app and website.
