Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-Hosts Pakistan set 335 runs target for New Zealand in the penultimate fixture of the 5-match One Day Internationals series here at National Cricket Stadium on Friday. Green Shirts are leading the series 3-0 already.
Earlier, Tom Latham won the toss and decided to field first. Skipper Babar Azam (107 runs, 117 balls, 4x10, 6x0) and Agha Salman (58 runs, 46 balls, 4x4, 6x2) helped Pakistan to put a huge total on the board. Shaheen Shah Afridi played aggressive innings of 23 runs in just 7 balls. He hit three big sixes.
Summarized Scorecard:
Venue: National Cricket Stadium Karachi
Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first
Man of the Match:
Pakistan (Batting): 334 for 6 in 50 overs
Babar Azam (107 runs, 117 balls, 4x10, 6x0), Agha Salman (58 runs, 46 balls, 4x4, 6x2), Shan Masood (44 runs, 56 balls, 4x7, 6x0), Iftikhar Ahmed (28 runs, 22 balls, 4x5, 6x0), Shaheen Shah Afridi (23 runs not out, 7 balls, 4x1, 6x3), Mohammad Haris (17 runs, 8 balls, 4x1, 6x1)
New Zealand (Bowling):
Matt Hanry (3 for 65), Ish Sodhi (1 for 53), Ben Lister (1 for 57)
New Zealand (Batting): Target 335 in 50 overs
Pakistan (Bowling):
Pakistan (Playing XIs):
Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman, Mohammad Haris , Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad, Shan Masood, Mohammad Wasim Junior
Reserves:
Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Sohail, Ishanullah Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq
New Zealand (Playing XIs):
Tom Latham (Captain), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Tom Blundell (Wicketkeeper), Ben Lister, Blair Tickner, James Neesham
Reserves:
Chad Bowes, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Henry Nicholls
Schedule of Upcoming matches:
May 7, 2023: 5th ODI at National Stadium Karachi
