PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI: New Zealand and Pakistan are engaged in a 5-match bilateral ODI series. Pakistan won the series opener on 27 April, crushing New Zealand by 5 wickets. The series is 1-0 after the 1st ODI and both the teams are all set to battle in the 2nd ODI at the same venue Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Here, in this article, we discuss PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Dream11 Prediction, Pitch Report, Strongest Playing XI, and More.
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PAK vs NZ 1st ODI summary
Pakistan won the game in the end, but they made it far more challenging than it should have been. Winning the toss, Babar Azam opted to bowl first. NZ displayed good batting skills facing one of the finest bowling units in the world cricket. Will Young’s 86 and Daryl Mitchell’s 113 helped the New Zealand team put in a respectable total of 228 in 50 overs with the loss of 7 wickets.
The game was well-set by the openers, who put on an opening stand of 124 runs while chasing the 289 mark. The deck was flat, the hard new ball was coming in nicely, and Fakhar Zaman and Imam took maximum advantage of the conditions. Another 90-run partnership between skipper Babar and Fakhar Zaman almost drove the home team to the doorsteps of victory. Few wickets for the Blackcaps bowlers towards the end but wasn’t enough to grab the win.
Now, with the first win in the series, the home side will be much more confident than before and they will try to keep their momentum on for the 2nd ODI. Down below is the PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Dream11 Prediction, Pitch Report, Strongest Playing XI, and More
PAK vs NZ Match Details
Series: New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2023
Match: PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI
Date: April 29, 2023
Day: Saturday
Time: 3:30 PM (PKT), 4:00PM IST
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Pitch Report
It has been a new trend across Pakistan that the curators present a road-like, complete flat surface. We saw the same pitch in the T20I series, we saw it on the 1st ODI and similar is expected for the 2nd ODI.
Batting first or Bowling first, the pitch remains similar in both innings and fast bowlers, again, are the key. Out of 25 matches in total played here, the batting first team won 12, and the chasing team clinched it 13 times.
PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Strongest Playing XI
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
New Zealand: Chad Bowes, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Mark Chapman, Henry Nicholls, Jimmi Neesham, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Blair Tickner.
PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Dream11 Team
Tom Latham(WK), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell(vc), Mark Chapman, Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Matt Henry, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Sham.
PAK vs NZ Full Squads
Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafique, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, and Usama Mir.
New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham(c), Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Chad Bowes, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner, Tom Blundell (wk), Benjamin Lister, Adam Milne, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi.
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