The 35th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 will see New Zealand (NZ) facing Pakistan (PAK) on Saturday, November 4 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. New Zealand currently holds the 4th position in the standings, whereas Pakistan is on the 6th position.
Out of 7 matches, New Zealand has won 4 and lost 3. After defeating teams like ENG, NED, BAN and AFG, New Zealand will eye their fifth victory against Pakistan in the ongoing ODI World Cup. New Zealand is led by Kane Williamson in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
In their last match against South Africa, New Zealand faced defeat by 190 runs. South Africa managed to score 357 runs in 50 overs. New Zealand failed to chase down the target of 358 runs, resulting in 190-runs loss to New Zealand.
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New Zealand are having headaches over injuries to key players like Kane Williamson (thumb), Lockie Ferguson (achilles), Jimmy Neesham (wrist) and Mark Chapman (calf). Notably, Matt Henry is already ruled out due to a hamstring issue but they have flown Kyle Jamieson back to India as a replacement for the speedster.
New Zealand World Cup 2023 Squad
Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Will Young, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham.
NZ Playing 11 against PAK
Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Kylie Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult