PAK vs NZ 1st ODI Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today's ODI Match Between Pakistan and New Zealand?

Both Pakistan and New Zealand enter the last leg of their World Cup preparation as they take each other on. New Zealand will be eager to test their bench strength here which is very important given the fact that Kane Williamson, their captain is likely to be out of the World Cup, and Trent Boul, without a central contract remains in doubt.

PAK vs NZ Match Details

Date: April 27th, 2023

Time:  4:00 PM IST

Venue: Rawalpindi

PAK vs NZ Weather Report

A warm and dry evening with a lot of dew seems very likely for the upcoming game.

PAK vs NZ Pitch Report

The Rawalpindi pitch has been pretty flat and bowling first would be a better option.

PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head

Played- 110 | New Zealand- 56 | Pakistan- 50 | No Result- 1 | Tie- 3

PAK vs NZ Predicted Playing XI

New Zealand Playing XI

Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Tom Latham, Chad Bowes, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Henry Shipley

Pakistan Playing XI

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Ifthikar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

PAK vs NZ Key Players

Babar Azam

Babar Azam’s captaincy across format has been in discussion for a while. He is now set to take the field though with his captaincy role in place after all the discussions, and Babar will hope to get started with regular service as he looks to cut out the outside noise.

Daryl Mitchell

Mitchell has proven to be a silent but important member of the side over the last year. He has produced some crucial knocks in the middle order when the other players failed to deliver. Now, with Williamson and Conway out, Mitchell will have some added responsibility and could be backed to do the hard work.

PAK vs NZ Match Tips

Pakistan, with their full-strength side come in as favorites for the upcoming game.

Match Prediction: Pakistan Will Win the Match