The three-match rubber will come in handy for both sides regarding the preparations for the ODI World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in India later this year. The Black Caps would compete against the Men in Blue after the battle versus Babar Azam’s Pakistan, giving them enough opportunity to prepare for the ICC event.
Pakistan haven’t played an ODI series since last five months. Their previous 50-overs leg was against the Netherlands in August when the Men in Green registered a clean sweep over the hosts (3-0). On the other hand, New Zealand, the top-ranked ODI team, hosted India after the 2022 T20 World Cup for the limited-over games.
Fixtures of PAK vs NZ, ODI series:
- First ODI: January 09, National Stadium in Karachi at 02:30 pm local/03:00 am IST/ 09:30 am GMT
- Second ODI: January 11, National Stadium in Karachi at 02:30 pm local/03:00 am IST/ 09:30 am GMT
- Third ODI: January 13, National Stadium in Karachi at 02:30 pm local/03:00 am IST/ 09:30 am GMT
Squads:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Usama Mir
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Broadcast and live Streaming details:
- Pakistan – PTV Sports; ASports
- New Zealand – Sky Sport
- Australia – Fox Sports
- India – Sony Sports 5; Sony LIV
- United Kingdom – Sky Sports
- North America – Williow TV
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