Wellington (December 30, 2017): New Zealand XI will face Pakistan in a 50 over warm-up match at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Wednesday, 3 January.
Pakistan will play five ODIs and three T20Is against the New Zealand, with the first match at the Basin Reserve on January 6.
New Zealand XI line up
Fraser Colson (c), James Baker, Michael Barry, Ben Beecroft, Mark Craig, Jack Boyle, Michael Davidson,
Lachie Johns (wk), Matt McEwan , Aniket Parikh, Bharat Popli, Michael Rae
Meanwhile, Kiwi Selector Gavin Larsen said: “Pakistan having won the recent ICC Champions Trophy and are a formidable One Day team.”
“Their pace bowling attack is one of the best in the world and they have a number of match winners throughout their side.
“The NZ XI have a big challenge ahead of them, but it’s a great opportunity to test themselves against world class opposition.“
Pakistan ODI squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Aamir Yamin and Rumman Raees.
Fixtures
ODIs:
Jan 03: New Zealand XI vs Pakistan, One-day practice match, Saxton Oval, Nelson (3:00 AM)
Jan 06: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, Basin Reserve, Wellington (3:00 AM)
Jan 09: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Saxton Oval, Nelson (3:00 AM)
Jan 13: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI, University Oval, Dunedin (3:00 AM)
Jan 16: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 4th ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton (6:00 AM)
Jan 19: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 5th ODI, Basin Reserve, Wellington (3:00 AM)
T20Is:
Jan 22: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st T20I, Westpac Stadium, Wellington (8:00 AM)
Jan 25: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Eden Park, Auckland (11:00 AM)
Jan 28: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (11:00 AM)
(Timings in Pakistan Standard Time)
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