The NZ vs PAK third ODI will be played on Saturday, April 5, at Mount Maunganui. The match starts at 3.30 AM IST with Pakistan having their backs to the wall. They are trying to save themselves from getting whitewashed in the series.
Pakistan has lost the first two games by big margins. They lost the first ODI by 73 runs and the second by 84 runs. In both the games, their bowlers have proved to be too expensive.
In the third and final ODI, Pakistan might be without Haris Rauf. The pacer picked up an injury in the second ODI and did not play any further part in the game. With no Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan will need to bank on Mohammad Wasim Jr. and the spinners Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem to win the match. Pakistan is scarcely placed in this match with their batting group out of form as well.
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NZ vs PAK Pitch Report Bay Oval, Mount MaunganuiÂ
The venue has hosted 30 ODIs to date, with the team batting first winning 14 games and the team fielding first winning 16 matches. The average first innings score is 271 runs. The Kiwis have been batting well in the series so far. In the first ODI, they posted 344 runs, and in the second, 292 runs. The pitch does help the batters, and we can be in for another high-scoring contest.
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NZ vs PAK Weather Update
The match starts at 3:30 AM IST, which is 11 AM local time. There has been a bit of rain in the last few days at the Bay Oval. However, the weather is expected to clear out before the match. The weather conditions have been fairly sunny with less humidity. The sun is expected to shine bright in the afternoon with humidity close to 60 percent. After the fair bit of rain in the build-up to the match, it is expected to stay away during the match.
NZ vs PAK Squads
New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (C), Mark Chapman, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Muhammad Abbas, Nick Kelly, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Smith, Mitchell Hay, Adithya Ashok, William O'Rourke, Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (C), Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Irfan Khan, Salman Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem
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