NZ 72/3 (15 Overs) (15 Overs)
14.2: Perfect dismissal of the legspinner. Mir gets it to spin away after landing it on a length in the middle and leg, beats Williamson’s bat outside, and clips the bails.
Usama goes on
NZ 68/2 (14 Overs) (14 Overs)
Wasim Jr. returns.
NZ 62/2 (13 Overs) (13 Overs)
Usama goes on
NZ 55/2 (12 Overs) (12 Overs)
Wasim Jr. goes on
NZ 52/2 (11 Overs) (11 Overs)
Usama Mir enters to take the opening pitch.
NZ 48/2 (10 Overs) (10 Overs)
Wasim Jr. goes on
NZ 43/2 (9 Overs) (9 Overs)
Haris goes on
NZ 38/2 (8 Overs) (8 Overs)
7.3: Wasim bowls it on a length and Allen looks to punch it past covers. Had made a decent contact but Salman flies full length to his right, with both hands to pouch it.
Mohammad Wasim Jr comes into the attack
NZ 36/1 (7 Overs)
Naseem comes to bowl
NZ 28/1 (6 Overs)
Haris continues from the other end
NZ 15/1 (5 Overs)
Naseem comes again
NZ 6/1 (4 Overs) (4 Overs)
Haris goes on
NZ 3/1 (3 Overs) (3 Overs)
Naseem goes on
NZ 1/1 (2 Overs) (2 Overs)
To bowl from the opposite end is Haris Rauf
NZ 1/1 (1 Over) (1 Over)
0.6: On the pads, full and nearly down leg. Conway plays the film while looking for some simple runs. However, he misses the ball, which bounces off his back leg and strikes the stumps.
For New Zealand, the first two batters are Finn Allen and Devon Conway. First over will be bowled by Naseem Shah.
NEW ZEALAND vs. PAKISTAN (1st INNING)
In the first One-Day international in a three-match series against New Zealand, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first at the National Bank Cricket Arena on Monday.
After three years, veteran batsman Haris Sohail made a comeback to the starting XI. In a home ODI series against Zimbabwe in 2020, he made his final appearance for Pakistan.
XI lineups:
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (in charge), Mohammad Rizwan (on the wing), Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah are Pakistan’s other players.
Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Tim Southee, and Lockie Ferguson are all members of the New Zealand team.
