New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell (Left) and Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan (Proper) through the toss forward of second ODI at Seddon Park in Hamilton on April 2, 2025. – PCB
The toss between Pakistan and New Zealand for the third and remaining One Day Worldwide (ODI) of the three-match sequence has been delayed owing to the moist outfield on the Bay Oval stadium in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.
Mount Maunganui was lashed by steady rain yesterday.
The umpires reached within the stadium and performed an preliminary inspection of the pitch at 11am native time and determined to postpone the toss. They nonetheless scheduled a follow-up evaluation of the pitch 45 minutes later.
Earlier than the match, cricketer Faheem Ashraf voiced his sentiments in regards to the group’s efficiency to this point. “When you score some runs, you will definitely enjoy. But if we lose the match, we don’t properly enjoy it. But I wish we were happy when I score runs and our team wins.”
The cricketer stated that this time is harder for the batters, including that it was additionally troublesome for the batters in December-January.
“Everyone’s hoping for a win today, and we finish the series on a good note,” he added.
New Zealand have already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match sequence and shall be eyeing to safe s whitewash victory over Pakistan.
Pakistan, alternatively, will attempt to keep away from a clear sweep by securing their first victory within the nation since February 2011.
In keeping with New Zealand Cricket (NZC), their in-form middle-order batter Mark Chapman has been dominated out for at this time’s match.
The left-handed batter, who additionally missed the second ODI on account of a hamstring damage, was assessed through the residence facet’s coaching session for the upcoming fixture which revealed that he had not recovered sufficiently.
In consequence, Tim Seifert, who was known as in as Chapman’s substitute for the second ODI in Hamilton, will stick with the squad for the upcoming fixture.
After the Inexperienced Shirts suffered 84-run loss within the second ODI at Seddon Park on Wednesday, Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan stated: “It is sore, but it’s part of the game. We didn’t do well today. We didn’t utilise the swing effectively, and New Zealand bowled very well.”
“The bowlers of New Zealand were very disciplined; they bowled the hard lengths. In the last couple of months, we’ve lost key moments. Today, we didn’t perform well with the ball or the bat in the first 10 overs. Credit to Mitch Hay as well; the way he batted was amazing,” Rizwan stated.
“We don’t know much about the pitch in Tauranga, but we’ll have to adapt.”
