Tag: Pakistan vs New Zealand ODIs

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KARACHI: New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips put on a scintillating show with his brisk 63-run knock and powered his side to defeat Pakistan by two wickets in the ODI series decider.

NZ 281/8 (48.1 Overs)

Hasnain to bowl

NZ 279/8 (48 Overs)

Wasim Jr replaces Nawaz

NZ 274/7 (47 Overs)

Hasnain continues

NZ 269/7 (46 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NZ 262/6 (45 Overs)

Hasnain replaces Usama

NZ 250/6 (44 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Haris

NZ 246/6 (43 Overs)

Usama replaces Wasim Jr

NZ 240/6 (42 Overs)

Haris continues

NZ 231/6 (41 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NZ 221/6 (40 Overs)

Haris replaces Nawaz

NZ 213/6 (39 Overs)

Wasim Jr replaces Salman

NZ 202/5 (38 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Usama

NZ 194/5 (37 Overs)

Salman comes to bowl

NZ 185/5 (36 Overs)

Usama comes to bowl

NZ 174/4 (35 Overs)

Salman to bowl

NZ 171/4 (34 Overs)

Usama continues

NZ 168/3 (33 Overs)

Salman again

NZ 165/3 (32 Overs)

Usama comes back

NZ 160/3 (31 Overs)

30.6: Salman went full on leg, and gave the ball some air. Mitchell was early in rolling his wrists and sent that popping up behind the wicket.

Salman replaces Nawaz

NZ 155/2 (30 Overs)

Haris continues

NZ 150/2 (29 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl

NZ 145/2 (28 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Usama

NZ 135/2 (27 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NZ 131/2 (26 Overs)

Usama continues to bowl

NZ 127/2 (25 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Salman

NZ 123/2 (24 Overs)

Usama to bowl again

NZ 116/2 (23 Overs)

Salman again

NZ 112/2 (22 Overs)

Usama to continue

NZ 106/2 (21 Overs)

20.5: It was given loop, as he bowled full around fifth stump. Conway opened the face of the bat, but ended up lifting that right where the fielder was positioned. Salman breaks the solid stand.

Salman comes to bowl

NZ 104/1 (20 Overs)

Usama to bowl

NZ 101/1 (19 Overs)

Salman bowls again

NZ 98/1 (18 Overs)

Usama continues

NZ 93/1 (17 Overs)

Salman again

NZ 88/1 (16 Overs)

Usama Mir comes into the attack

NZ 75/1 (15 Overs)

Salman continues

NZ 71/1 (14 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl

NZ 64/1 (13 Overs)

Agha Salman comes into the attack

NZ 61/1 (12 Overs)

Nawaz comes again

NZ 52/1 (11 Overs)

Wasim Jr to continue

NZ 44/1 (10 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NZ 43/1 (9 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr comes to bowl his first

NZ 36/0 (8 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack

NZ 34/0 (7 Overs)

Hasnain to bowl

NZ 29/0 (6 Overs)

Haris continues to bowl

NZ 23/0 (5 Overs)

Hasnain comes to bowl

NZ 15/0 (4 Overs)

Haris to continue from the other end

NZ 13/0 (3 Overs)

Hasnain continues

NZ 7/0 (2 Overs)

Haris Rauf to bowl from the other end

NZ 6/0 (1 Over)

Finn Allen and Devon Conway come out to bat. Mohammad Hasnain to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (2nd INNINGS)

KARACHI: Fakhar Zaman’s century and Mohammad Rizwan’s important 77 powered Pakistan to 280/9 in the first innings of the ongoing third ODI against New Zealand.

PAK 280/9 (50 Overs)

Ferguson to bowl the final over

PAK 272/8 (49 Overs)

48.4: Salman backs away outside leg and holes out to deep square leg for 45 off 43. Bracewell snags this in the deep.

Southee comes to bowl his last

PAK 261/7 (48 Overs)

Ferguson comes back

PAK 253/7 (47 Overs)

46.6: Slower ball, angling into off, grips in the pitch. Mir gets more height as opposed to distance. Holes out to deep midwicket, where Nicholls makes another contribution in the field.

46.4: Another slower one, this hits the top of off stump. Cutter from round the wicket. Nawaz is a bit early into the cut and is bowled.

Southee to continue

PAK 240/5 (46 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 231/5 (45 Overs)

Southee replaces Ferguson

PAK 229/5 (44 Overs)

Santner replaces Bracewell

PAK 226/5 (43 Overs)

42.4: Another one on a heavy length. Jabbed away between mid-off and short extra-cover. Nicholls, the sub, swoops down on the ball at short extra-cover and throws the stumps down at the non-striker’s end to catch Haris well short of his crease.

Ferguson continues

PAK 222/4 (42 Overs)

Bracewell replaces Santner

PAK 215/4 (41 Overs)

Ferguson replaces Bracewell

PAK 206/4 (40 Overs)

Santner to continue

PAK 197/4 (39 Overs)

Bracewell again

PAK 195/4 (38 Overs)

Santner replaces Sodhi

PAK 194/4 (37 Overs)

36.2: Short on off, and pretty slow. Pushed to cover, as there is a direct hit at the bowler’s end!

Bracewell continues

PAK 190/3 (36 Overs)

Sodhi to continue

PAK 184/3 (35 Overs)

Bracewell replaces Ferguson

PAK 178/3 (34 Overs)

33.2: Rizwan gave himself room, first shaping to cut the ball away but he then tried to ramp, with the ball coming on very slowly and missed.

Sodhi again

PAK 174/2 (33 Overs)

Ferguson continues

PAK 166/2 (32 Overs)

Sodhi to bowl

PAK 160/2 (31 Overs)

Ferguson replaces Southee

PAK 153/2 (30 Overs)

Sodhi continues

PAK 144/2 (29 Overs)

Southee continues

PAK 138/2 (28 Overs)

Sodhi replaces Santner

PAK 134/2 (27 Overs)

Southee replaces Bracewell

PAK 129/2 (26 Overs)

Santner comes again

PAK 120/2 (25 Overs)

Bracewell continues

PAK 114/2 (24 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 109/2 (23 Overs)

Bracewell replaces Ferguson

PAK 100/2 (22 Overs)

Santner replaces Sodhi

PAK 90/2 (21 Overs)

Ferguson continues

PAK 83/2 (20 Overs)

Sodhi to bowl again

PAK 79/2 (19 Overs)

Ferguson replaces Southee

PAK 72/2 (18 Overs)

Sodhi to bowl

PAK 68/2 (17 Overs)

Southee continues

PAK 61/2 (16 Overs)

Sodhi comes again

PAK 57/2 (15 Overs)

Southee replaces Bracewell

PAK 51/2 (14 Overs)

Sodhi continues

PAK 37/2 (13 Overs)

Bracewell continues to bowl

PAK 43/2 (12 Overs)

More spin for New Zealand as Ish Sodhi comes in

PAK 38/2 (11 Overs)

Bracewell comes again

PAK 37/2 (10 Overs)

Santner comes again

PAK 29/2 (9 Overs)

Bracewell continues

PAK 28/2 (8 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 22/2 (7 Overs)

6.3: It was tossed up and was dipping, as the bat got stuck with his pad, with the ball going on straight. Babar had dragged himself too far out while having a go at the ball but misses and Latham had a regulation stumping.

Michael Bracewell comes to bowl

PAK 18/1 (6 Overs)

Mitchell Santner comes into the attack

PAK 13/1 (5 Overs)

Southee continues to bowl

PAK 8/1 (4 Overs)

Ferguson continues

PAK 3/1 (3 Overs)

Southee continues

PAK 2/1 (2 Overs)

1.6: Length ball pitching on leg, and angling across to just pass by off stump. Masood tries to push at this with a slightly angled bat, with the ball moving away enough to just tickle his outside edge.

Lockie Ferguson to bowl from the other end

PAK 1/0 (1 Over)

Shan Masood and Fakhar Zaman come out to bat for Pakistan. Tim Southee to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI of the series against New Zealand, here at National Bank Cricket Arena on Friday.

Pakistan made two changes in the Playing XI as Shan Masood and Mohammad Hasnain replaced Imam-ul-Haq and Naseem Shah. Meanwhile, New Zealand remained unchanged.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha,Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir,  Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson

KARACHI: New Zealand bowlers displayed a combined effort to bundle out Pakistan for a mere 182 and sealed a dominating series-levelling victory in the second ODI.

Set to chase 262, Pakistan’s batting lineup failed completely and could amass 182 runs despite a fighting 79-run knock from skipper Babar Azam and thus, handed a dominating victory to the touring side.

The hosts had a poor start to their 262-run pursuit as they lost both their openers – Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman – for just nine runs.

Following the slump, skipper Babar and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan tried to anchor the run chase as they stitched a cautious partnership.

The duo added 55 runs for the second-wicket stand but remained too slow in the process as they conceded 99 deliveries.

New Zealand finally found their third breakthrough in the 20th over when Mitchell Santner castled Rizwan with a perfect off-spinner. The right-handed batter could score 28 runs off 50 deliveries.

Following Rizwan’s dismissal, Pakistan began to lose wickets at an alarming rate and soon slipped to 124/5 with Salman Ali Agha, who attempted to charge on the Kiwi bowlers departed after getting run out.

Besides Agha, none of the batters could stay for long at the crease and offered a helping hand to Babar, who saw his side slipping further to 173/8 in the 42nd over.

The top-ranked ODI batter then also perished in the next over after getting stumped off Ish Sodhi. He remained the top-scorer for his side with a fighting 79-run knock in 114 deliveries with the help of eight boundaries and a six.

Sodhi then struck again on the last delivery of his over to power his side to a thumping 79-run victory over Pakistan as New Zealand levelled the three-match series 1-1.

Southee and Sodhi bagged two wickets each, while Michael Bracewell, Santner, Glenn Phillips and Ferguson struck out a batter each.

New Zealand, batting first after winning the toss, could only manage to amass 261 despite an astonishing second-wicket partnership between skipper Kane Williamson and Devon Conway with the latter scoring a century.

The touring side had an unwanted start to their innings as they lost their opener Finn Allen in the first over off Naseem Shah.

Following the early slump, skipper Williamson and opener Conway attempted to anchor the innings with a gritty second-wicket partnership as they added 181 runs at a decent pace.

Amid the second-wicket stand, New Zealand were eyeing to amass the 300-run mark but Naseem struck in the 30th over to remove Conway briefly after the latter’s century and broke the vital partnership.

Conway top-scored for New Zealand with 101 off 92 deliveries, laced with 13 boundaries and a six.

Following the much-needed breakthrough, Babar Azam’s move to bring spin paid off as Mohammad Nawaz pushed the touring side to the backfoot with back-to-back strikes in the 33rd over.

New Zealand then endured another major setback in the form of Williamson, who walked back after scoring an anchoring 82 off 100 balls with the help of 10 boundaries.

Following his dismissal, New Zealand lost wickets at an alarming rate, which halted their expedition towards a big total as eight of their batters could not amass double digits.

Besides Conway and Williamson, Santner remained the other notable run-getter as he offered a fightback with his gritty 37 off 40 deliveries before getting run out in the last over.

Nawaz led the bowling attack for Pakistan with 4/38, while Naseem claimed three wickets. Usama Mir and Haris Rauf, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

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New Zealand bowlers displayed a combined effort to bundle out Pakistan for a mere 182 to seal a dominating series-levelling victory in the second ODI.

PAK 182 (43 Overs)

Sodhi to bowl again

PAK 174/8 (42 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 172/7 (41 Overs)

Sodhi comes back

PAK 166/7 (40 Overs)

Santner to bowl his ninth

PAK 161/7 (39 Overs)

38.2: Southee went short again, and angled one into him. The ball ended on leg – there was no room to freely swing his bat – as the ball popped up off his glove for a simple catch behind.

Southee continues

PAK 152/6 (38 Overs)

Santner comes back

PAK 150/6 (37 Overs)

Southee comes back

PAK 142/6 (36 Overs)

35.5: Nawaz went for the sweep to this good length ball angling into him, and towards leg stump. But the ball hit his arm off his bat, and dropped down in front of the stumps. It ended up hitting the off stump

Bracewell comes to bowl his last

PAK 137/5 (35 Overs)

Ferguson again

PAK 131/5 (34 Overs)

Bracewell replaces Santner

PAK 128/5 (33 Overs)

32.5: Phillips swoops down on the ball from point and capitalises on a mix-up between Salman and Babar. He throws the stumps down and Agha has to go.

Ferguson continues

PAK 118/4 (32 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 114/4 (31 Overs)

Ferguson replaces Phillips

PAK 110/4 (30 Overs)

Santer replaces Bracewell

PAK 105/4 (29 Overs)

Phillips continues

PAK 91/4 (28 Overs)

Bracewell again

PAK 87/4 (27 Overs)

26.5: Phillips strikes in his first over. He keeps bowling fast sliders from round the wicket, pings him in front of off as Sohail does not meet with a sweep.

Glenn Phillips comes into the attack

PAK 84/3 (26 Overs)

Bracewell continues

PAK 83/3 (25 Overs)

Sodhi comes again

PAK 75/3 (24 Overs)

Bracewell replaces Santner

PAK 72/3 (23 Overs)

Sodhi to bowl

PAK 68/3 (22 Overs)

Santner comes again

PAK 66/3 (21 Overs)

Sodhi comes to bowl

PAK 64/3 (20 Overs)

19.6: Santner tosses the ball up on a good length, angling it into middle and leg. And the ball drifted in, and turned away nicely to hit off stump.

Santner to bowl

PAK 62/2 (19 Overs)

Sodhi to continue

PAK 59/2 (18 Overs)

Bracewell comes again

PAK 56/2 (17 Overs)

Sodhi continues

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Bracewell continues

PAK 52/2 (15 Overs)

Ish Sodhi comes into the attack

PAK 47/2 (14 Overs)

Bracewell from Pavillion End

PAK 43/2 (13 Overs)

Santner again

PAK 39/2 (12 Overs)

Bracewell continues

PAK 37/2 (11 Overs)

Santner continues

PAK 31/2 (10 Overs)

Michael Bracewell comes into the attack

PAK 29/2 (9 Overs)

Mithcell Santner replaces Southee

PAK 27/2 (8 Overs)

Ferguson comes to bowl

PAK 23/2 (7 Overs)

Southee to bowl

PAK 18/2 (6 Overs)

Ferguson again

PAK 13/2 (5 Overs)

Southee comes again

PAK 9/2 (4 Overs)

3.3: Dug in short at the arm pit, angling across, Imam dares to hook and skies it to Mitchell.

Ferguson continues

PAK 8/1 (3 Overs)

2.4: On a length and running away outside off, loose drive from Fakhar this time. Sharp diving take from Latham.

Southee continues

PAK 1/0 (2 Overs)

Lockie Ferguson to bowl from the other end

PAK 0/0 (1 Over)

Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman came out for the run chase. Tim Southee to bowl the opening over.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (2nd INNINGS)

KARACHI: Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah spearheaded Pakistan’s bowling attack against New Zealand as the hosts bundled out the Blackcaps for 261 despite Devon Conway’s century.

NZ 261 (49.5 Overs)

Naseem to bowl the final over

NZ 250/9 (49 Overs)

Haris comes to bowl his last

NZ 242/9 (48 Overs)

47.2: It was actually well timed by Southee, who swiped at a good length delivery angling slightly into him to end on middle. The ball flew off his bat there, but right into the fielder’s hands.

Naseem replaces Wasim

NZ 239/8 (47 Overs)

46.3: Sodhi again backed away, standing wide of leg, as Rauf spotted that and fired in an inswinging yorker on leg stump. New Zealand lose their eighth.

Haris continues

NZ 237/7 (46 Overs)

Wasim continues

NZ 233/7 (45 Overs)

Haris Rauf replaces Usama

NZ 227/7 (44 Overs)

Wasim Jr replaces Salman Agha

NZ 225/7 (43 Overs)

Usama continues

NZ 224/7 (42 Overs)

Salman Agha continues

NZ 220/7 (41 Overs)

40.3: It was the googly on a shortish length on middle, as it turned away and ended on off. Bracewell reviews but in vain.

Usama Mir back into the attack

NZ 219/6 (40 Overs)

Salman Agha replaces Haris Rauf

NZ 211/6 (39 Overs)

Nawaz to bowl his last over

NZ 208/6 (38 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

NZ 206/6 (37 Overs)

36.6:Phillips went on the front foot, and swung a pull which had height but lacked in power. Easy take for Fakhar,

Nawaz continues

NZ 205/5 (36 Overs)

Haris Rauf continues

NZ 202/5 (35 Overs)

34.5: Nawaz bags the big wicket of Williamson. This is a beauty from Nawaz. Nice and full, drifts in towards middle, dips to beat him in length.

Nawaz continues

NZ 200/4 (34 Overs)

Haris back into the attack

NZ 198/4 (33 Overs)

32.5: Back of a length and skids back in to hit Latham on the pads once again. Babar takes a review and the on-field call has been overturned.

32.3: Mitchell belatedly rocks back and has a loose waft at it. Edges it behind to Rizwan

Nawaz continues

NZ 195/2 (32 Overs)

Naseem continues

NZ 188/2 (31 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Usama Mir

NZ 183/2 (30 Overs)

29.6:  Naseem knocks over Conway. Pakistan finally found the breakthrough. On a length, starts on middle and seams away just enough to beat the outside edge and clunk into the top of off stump.

Naseem continues

NZ 180/1 (29 Overs)

Usama Mir continues

NZ 166/1 (28 Overs)

Naseem Shah back into the attack

NZ 160/1 (27 Overs)

Usama Mir continues

NZ 157/1 (26 Overs)

Wasim continues

NZ 142/1 (25 Overs)

Usama Mir replaces Salman

NZ 138/1 (24 Overs)

Wasim continues

NZ 131/1 (23 Overs)

Salman continues

NZ 122/1 (22 Overs)

Wasim continues

NZ 119/1 (21 Overs)

Salman Agha comes into the attack

NZ 112/1 (20 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim replaces Nawaz

NZ 104/1 (19 Overs)

Usama Mir continues

NZ 96/1 (18 Overs)

Nawaz continues

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Usama Mir continues

NZ 86/1 (16 Overs)

Nawaz continues

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Usama Mir continues

NZ 82/1 (14 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NZ 79/1 (13 Overs)

Usama Mir continues

NZ 74/1 (12 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NZ 66/1 (11 Overs)

Usama Mir replaces Naseem Shah

NZ 63/1 (10 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz comes into the attack

NZ 60/1 (9 Overs)

Naseem continues

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Mohammad Wasim replaces Haris Rauf

NZ 47/1 (7 Overs)

Naseem continues

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Haris continues

NZ 28/1 (5 Overs)

Naseem continues

NZ 22/1 (4 Overs)

Haris continues

NZ 16/1 (3 Overs)

Naseem comes back

NZ 8/1 (2 Overs)

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

NZ 2/1 (1 Over)

0.5: Naseem strikes. Finn Allen is gone! Allen drills it short extra cover, where Nawaz dives forward to snag the catch

Finn Allen and Devon Conway come out to bat for New Zealand. Naseem Shah to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NEW ZEALAND (1st INNINGS)

KARACHI: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan, here at National Bank Cricket Arena on Wednesday.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman,  Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha,Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir,  Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson

KARACHI: New Zealand made a last-minute change to their ODI squad ahead of the series opener against Pakistan, today, after fast bowler Matt Henry was ruled out of the side after picking an abdominal injury. 

All-rounder Doug Bracewell received a late call-up to the Black Caps white-ball squad for ODIs in Pakistan and India as a replacement to Henry, who sustained the injury during the second Test against Pakistan.

The 32-year-old Bracewell is set to make his first appearance for the New Zealand side since April 2021 against the Netherlands.

“Matt has been one of the leaders of our ODI attack for a number of years and I know he’s disappointed to be missing out because of injury.” Kiwis head coach Gary Stead said.

“With important home series coming up, it’s vital he has time to recover properly over the coming weeks.”

New Zealand coach believed Bracewell would add experience to the side since he was familiar with the subcontinent conditions.

“Doug is a quality bowler with a lot of experience and we feel his skills best compliment the bowling mix we already have in the squads for Pakistan and India.He has experience across all three formats at international level, has experience in the subcontinent, and has already shown his range of skills this season.” Stead said.

It is pertinent to mention here that New Zealand will play three-match ODI series against Pakistan, commencing today, with the second and the final matches on January 11 and 13, respectively.

ODI Squads: 

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Usama Mir

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Doug Bracewell, Blair Tickner, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Usama Mir

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam has sent a clear message to his critics, saying he does not have to appease anyone. 

“My job is to play cricket and enjoy my game,” he said in a pre-series press talk on Sunday. “I do not need to answer or satisfy anyone. I know my game and my responsibility, be it as a batsman or as a captain.”

The strong reply from Pakistan’s captain came at a time when the national side has just finished its home Test season with a series whitewash by England, followed by a nil-nil draw against New Zealand.

Ahead of the three-match One-Day international series against New Zealand, commencing tomorrow, Babar said his team would try to switch from the Test mode as quickly as possible and continue their momentum in the white-ball format.

“We have been playing positive cricket in white ball. We will try to continue this momentum and begin this new year with positive results” he added.

Talking about Shan Masood’s possible inclusion in the playing XI since he has been named as the team’s vice-captain in the upcoming ODIs, the skipper maintained that none of the players was certain to play the upcoming matches.

“At this moment, I cannot say about any individual player, be it vice-captain or XYZ, that he will be part of playing XI ” he said.

“We will play our best XI and try to win this series” he added.

With three uncapped – Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir and Kamran Ghulam – and two returning – Haris Sohail and Shan – players selected in the squad, Babar insisted it was not difficult for him to accommodate new faces in the team.

“They (Haris and Shan) have already played for Pakistan. Tayyab Tahir and Kamran Ghulam are the top performers in domestic cricket and they must grab it if they are given the opportunity to play for the national team” he said

The three-match series is a part of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The second and third ODIs will take place on January 11 and 13, respectively.

Pakistan ODI Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Usama Mir

KARACHI: Pakistan’s young leg spinner Usama Mir was left awestruck following his inclusion in the recently-announced ODI squad for the home series against New Zealand.

Usama, who was adjudged the best bowler of the recently-concluded Pakistan Cup, got the reward for his consistent performance in the domestic tournament as he received maiden call-up to the national side for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.

The leg-spinner was sensational in the Pakistan Cup 2022/23 as he picked up 28 wickets in 11 matches with the best bowling figures of 5/23.

🙏🏼🙏🏼 https://t.co/9Epf2xQPFY

— Usama Mir (@iamusamamir) January 3, 2023

 

The 27-year-old was not among the 24 probables announced for the home ODI series thus his shock inclusion left him awestruck.

Taking to Twitter, Usama expressed his excitement while at the same time looking astounded by the call-up.

“NO WAYYYYY,” Usama wrote on Twitter as interim chief selector Shahid Afridi announced his name among the ODI squad.

😳😳😳😳😳😳 NO WAYYYYY

— Usama Mir (@iamusamamir) January 5, 2023

“Feels like a dream seeing my name selected in this squad. Alhamdulillah,” Usama wrote in another tweet.

Feels like a dream seeing my name selected in this squad. Alhamdulilah🤲🤲🤲🤲 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/uhgX96dto2

— Usama Mir (@iamusamamir) January 5, 2023

 

It is apropos to mention that Usama was included in the squad in light of the interim selection committee’s decision of resting all-rounder Shadab Khan; citing an injury to his right index finger.

Besides him, left-handed batters Haris Sohail and Shan Masood returned to the ODI squad while two uncapped players Kamran Ghulam and Tayyab Tahir also received call-ups.

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LAHORE: The Men’s Interim National Selection Committee on Wednesday announced 21 probables for the home ODI series against New Zealand, left-handed batter Sharjeel Khan included.

The interim selection committee for the national men’s team under the leadership of former captain Shahid Afridi named 21 probables for the home ODI series against New Zealand, scheduled to take place from January 9 to 13 in Karachi.

Former captain and wicketkeeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed, who marked his return to Test cricket after a gap of more than three years, has not been named among the set of players, while his Sindh teammate Sharjeel, who last donned the national jersey in the fifty-over format in 2017 was named among the 21 probables.

Besides Sharjeel, Shan Masood who last played an ODI in 2019 has also been named among the 21 announced players that also feature six uncapped players Abrar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Aamer Jamal, Kamran Ghulam, Qasim Akram and Tayyab Tahir.

The final squad for the historic home ODI series will be announced following the conclusion of the ongoing Pakistan Cup and amid the second Test in Karachi, shared Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a press release.

“The selectors will announce the 16-player squad following the conclusion of the Pakistan Cup and during the second Test, which will also be played here from 2-6 January,” said PCB in a statement.

Meanwhile, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi (injured) and Zahid Mehmood, who were part of the squad for the ODI series against the Netherlands, have not been named in the probables list.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan will take on New Zealand in three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches, which will be played at National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi on January 9, 11 and 13 respectively.

PROBABLES:

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Aamer Jamal, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Qasim Akram, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Sharjeel Khan and Tayyab Tahir

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