Wellington (January 06, 2018): Rain has disrupted the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand. Pakistan have scored 166-6. New Zealand have a lead of 52 runs as per the Duckworth–Lewis method. If the match does not resume, Kiwis will win the match by 52 runs.
Earlier, New Zealand batted first and Pakistan have been given a target of 316 runs in the first one-day international (ODI) match here in Reserve Basin.
Pakistan won the toss and asked the opponent team to bat first.
In the given number of overs, New Zealand lost only seven wickets in their journey to 315 runs. Their captain Kane Williamson brilliantly bagged 115 runs, helping his team tremendously.
Hassan Ali of Pakistan took three wickets, while Mohammad Amir, Rumman Raees, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman took one each.
With Pakistan batting now, they lost their first wicket at just six runs when Tim Southee took Azhar Ali’s wicket.
Southee went on to take another wicket when he bowled out Babar Azam at seven runs. Trent Boult took the third, sending Mohammad Hafeez off the pitch.
Earlier, Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed had expressed hope that his team will continue its winning streak in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand.
“We have won nine matches in a row because we are playing as a unit, not individuals,” he had mentioned, just after the toss.
Pakistan made three changes in the final XI that took in Sri Lanka last October — its most recent ODI.
Opening batsman Azhar Ali has returned to the side in place of Imam ul Haq, while fast bowling duo Rumman Raees and Mohammad Aamir are back in place of injured Imad Wasim and Usman Khan Shinwari.
Teams
Pakistan
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, and Rumman Raees
New Zealand
Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Todd Astle, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, and Trent Boult
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