The skippers of Pakistan and New Zealand are seen on the toss on the first ODI. — Geo Information/Atiq Rehman
Pakistan received the toss and elected to bowl first towards New Zealand within the second ODI of the three-match residence collection being performed at Seddon Park on Wednesday.
“We are looking at the conditions and that´s why we are bowling first,” captain Mohammed Rizwan with heavy cloud overhead and the potential for rain later.
“We expect it to do a bit early and hopefully we can ride that wave and put pressure on them later,” New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell stated.
Pakistan’s batter, Usman Khan, after sustaining a hamstring damage was dominated out from the match, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated.
The 29-year-old opening batter obtained injured whereas fielding throughout his aspect’s first ODI towards hosts on the Mclean Park in Napier on Friday.
The MRI scan confirmed a low-grade tear, making Usman unavailable for right this moment’s ODI.
Naseem Shah additionally will miss the match owing to the damage. General, Pakistan are hitting the bottom with 4 modifications.
In the meantime, New Zealand’s in-form middle-order batter Mark Chapman has been excluded from the ODI.
Chapman, who was named the participant of the match within the opening ODI for his brisk century, sustained the damage within the second innings whereas fielding and subsequent scans revealed a grade-one tear, in keeping with New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
Pakistan are trailing New Zealand 0-1 within the ongoing three-match ODI collection as they suffered a gruelling 73-run defeat within the opener.
Within the collection opener, batting first, New Zealand posted a formidable complete of 344, due to an excellent century from Mark Chapman (132) and a blistering 24-ball fifty from debutant Muhammad Abbas.
In reply, Pakistan began properly, reaching 249-3 within the thirty ninth over. Nevertheless, they didn’t capitalise on the sturdy place as wickets started to fall rapidly. Pakistan was finally bowled out for 271 runs.
Pakistan will look to bounce again after a disappointing run within the current tri-nation ODI collection, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and a 4-1 defeat within the T20I collection, coupled with a poor begin to the ODI collection.
New Zealand, however, will goal to hold ahead their successful momentum after clinching the T20I collection and successful the primary ODI.
Pakistan’s taking part in XI:
Abdullah Shafique, Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (cap & wk), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Haris Rauf, Sufyan Moqim, Akif Javed.
New Zealand’s taking part in XI:
Nick Kelly, Rhys Mariu, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell (cap), Muhammad Abbas, Mitchell Hay (wk), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke.
