PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI Highlights: Today at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and New Zealand played the second game of their ongoing five-match ODI series. After winning the toss, Pakistani captain Babar Azam chose to bowl first. When the New Zealand team responded by scoring 336 runs in the allotted 50 overs while losing only five wickets, it appeared as though the New Zealand team would win the match with ease. However, the Pakistani team defeated New Zealand by seven wickets by chasing down the target in just 48.2 overs, Fakhar Zaman played an outstanding inning of 180 runs.
This venue (Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium) served as the site of the series’ opening game, in which Pakistan defeated New Zealand by a margin of five wickets. In response to New Zealand’s 288 runs in 50 overs when batting first, Pakistan’s batters overcame them by chasing down the total in 48.3 overs with only five wickets lost. Pakistan currently holds a 2-0 advantage in the five-match series.
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Match Details
- Match: PAK vs NZ, 2nd ODI
- Date: April 29, 2023
- Day: Saturday
- Toss: Pakistan won the toss and opt to bowl
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Match Result: PAK won by 7 wkts
Daryl Mitchell and Fakhar Zaman scored a second consecutive century
Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand and Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan are both making strong impressions in the ODI lineup. Mitchell hit 113 runs in 115 balls during the first ODI with the help of 11 fours and a six. He scored 129 runs in 119 balls in the second game as well, hitting eight fours and three sixes.
In the first ODI game, Pakistani left-handed batsman Fakhar Zaman amassed 117 runs in 114 balls with the help of 13 fours and a six. In the second ODI match, he scored 180 runs in 144 balls with the help of 17 fours and six sixes. The special thing about the innings of this match was that he very intelligently kept scoring runs on the scoreboard from one side and remained unbeaten to win the match for his team.
New Zealand Scorecard
Batting first, the New Zealand team scored runs at the loss of five wickets in 50 overs. For the team, Daryl Mitchell scored 119 runs in 119 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes. While captain Tom Latham missed his century by just two runs. He scored runs in 85 balls with the help of eight fours and a six.
While bowling for Pakistan, Haris Rauf took a total of four wickets for 10 runs. While Naseem Shah took one wicket for 49 runs in 10 overs.
TOTAL: 336-5 (50 Overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Young | 19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Chad Bowes | 51 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 129 | 119 | 8 | 3 | 108.40 |
| Tom Latham (c) | 98 | 85 | 8 | 1 | 115.29 |
| James Neesham | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Mark Chapman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Henry Nicholls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
Pakistan Scorecard
Pakistan lost three wickets while completing the 337-run target in just 48.2 overs. Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 180 runs in 144 balls, with 17 fours and 6 sixes. With the help of five fours and a six, captain Babar Azam also scored 65 runs in 66 balls in addition to him. With the help of six fours, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan also played an unbeaten inning of 54 runs in 41 balls.
TOTAL: 337-3 (48.2 Overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | 180 | 144 | 17 | 6 | 125.00 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | 24 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 92.30 |
| Babar Azam (c) | 65 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 98.48 |
| Abdullah Shafique | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | 54 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 131.70 |
Pakistan vs New Zealand Playing 11
Pakistan Playing 11: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah
New Zealand Playing 11: Will Young, Tom Latham (c & wk), Mark Chapman, Chad Bowes, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry
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