Pakistan vs New Zealand in the UAE, 2018
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI | NZ vs PAK WHO WILL WIN
After succumbing to a 47-run loss at the hands of the Kiwis, Pakistan will aim to keep the series alive when they lock horns with New Zealand in the second ODI on Friday.
Unlike the T20Is, Pakistan fortunes in the 50-over format have been dwindling for quite some time now. Wednesday’s loss was their 12th successive defeat to the Kiwis following a 0-5 whitewash at the start of this year. What should concern the Pakistani think-tank is the fact that this was their ninth loss in 16 games this year (six of seven wins came against Zimbabwe and Hong Kong).
The loss followed a similar template with the top-order failing to provide a good start (this time courtesy a Trent Boult hattrick), a flurry of wickets in the middle and a futile attempt to take the game close, eventually ending in a defeat.
New Zealand, on the other hand, will be buoyed by the way they recovered after losing a flurry of wickets in the middle-order to get past 250. The opening combination still remains a concern in the absence of Martin Guptill with George Worker failing to grab his opportunity.
With various sub-plots playing out as teams’ try to get their combination right ahead of next year’s World Cup, the second game will be very crucial especially for the Pakistanis as they aim to turn around their abject ODI form before they travel to South Africa and England next year
Match Details
Venue:- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
When:- Friday, November 09, 2018, 04:30 PM IST
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, George Worker.
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez. Imam Ul Huq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Khan.
Here’s how the two sides may lineup for the 2nd ODI:-
New Zealand:-
Wicket-keeper –Tom Latham
Batsmen – Kane Williamson, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor (Doubt: George Worker, Henry Nicholls)
All-rounders – Colin de Grandhomme
Bowlers – Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi
Pakistan
Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmed
Batsmen – Imam Ul Huq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik
All-rounders – Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim
Bowlers – Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Junaid Khan (Doubt: Hasan Ali, Usman Khan)
To be updated
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