The defending champions of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan will lock horns against New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi on Wednesday. When these two teams met recently in the tri-series, New Zealand won comprehensively on both occasions.
Ergo, Pakistan will need to come up with an improved performance whereas the Kiwis will aim to carry the good show. Kane Williamson scored 225 runs in three matches and the former New Zealand captain will hold the key.
Pakistan would want to come up with a better batting show and they must put enough runs on the board for their quality bowling line-up.
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Kane Williamson needs three fours to complete 650 fours in ODIs.
Daryl Mitchell needs 11 fours to reach 150 boundaries in ODIs.
Rachin Ravindra requires 30 runs to complete 1000 runs in the ODI format.
Glenn Phillips needs 65 runs to complete 1000 runs in the ODI format.
Mitchell Santner needs 100 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the 50-over version.
Devon Conway needs 109 runs to reach the 1500-run mark in the 50-over version.
Lockie Ferguson needs one wicket to complete 100 scalps in the ODI format.
Salman Agha needs 85 runs to complete 1000 runs in the ODI format.
Naseem Shah needs five wickets to complete 50 scalps in the ODI version.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
