The 35th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has just begun as Pakistan is set to face New Zealand in a crucial game today.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. The match will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India, at 10:00 AM Pakistan Time.
Let’s analyze the team compositions to formulate predictions regarding what we can anticipate in this thrilling match.
Pakistan’s Playing XI:
| Abdullah Shafique | Fakhar Zaman | Babar Azam (c) | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | Saud Shakeel | Iftikhar Ahmed |
| Salman Ali Agha | Hasan Ali | Mohammad Wasim Jr | Shaheen Afridi | Haris Rauf |
New Zealand Playing XI:
| Devon Conway | Kane Williamson (c) | Rachin Ravindra | Daryl Mitchell | Tom Latham (wk) | Glenn Phillips |
| Mark Chapman | Mitchell Santner | Tim Southee | Ish Sodhi | Trent Boult |
Pakistan has made one change to the playing eleven which performed exceptionally well in the previous game against Bangladesh. Usama Mir has been replaced with Hasan Ali as Pakistan go ahead with a four-pace attack.
New Zealand has made three changes for this match. Unfortunately, Matt Henry suffered an injury and has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Ish Sodhi has been brought in his place, while captain Kane Williamson has come back into the team instead of Will Young. Mark Chapman has also replaced James Neesham.
There are no other significant changes in the batting lineup.
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