William ORourke to Babar Azam, 1 run, to third man
A wide slip in.
1.2
William ORourke to Babar Azam, no run, wide good length outside off, left alone
1.1
William ORourke to Babar Azam, no run
William ORourke, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, no run, full on off, Fakhar Zaman gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push it back to Jacob Duffy's right
0.5
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, to backward square leg
0.4
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, no run
More issues with the sightscreen.
0.3
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, tough chance and Nathan Smith can't catch that.
0.2
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, no run
0.1
Jacob Duffy to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, straightaway off the mark. Full on middle, Fakhar Zaman flicks wide of mid-wicket and work for Nathan Smith to do and he does well
Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam are at the crease. Fakhar Zaman is on strike. Jacob Duffy will open the attack
Duffy to start off. A wide slip in.
New Zealand in a huddle. We are all set for the start.
Time for the national anthems. First up is New Zealand.
Devon Conway speaking pre-match: It's great to be back representing NZ in the ODI format. As you said my last game in this format was in 2023. It is about getting back into the ODI mode, absorbing pressure and building partnerships. The middle period is very important. Here in Pakistan with the new ball and at the death you can score freely, If the bowling attacks can restrict the batters from scoring easily it would be good. The teams that bat best in the middle periods will do well.
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke