Pakistan vs New Zealand ODI Tri-Series Live Score And Updates:
New Zealand’s skipper, Mitchell Santner has won the toss and chose to bat first in the first match against Pakistan in the ODI Tri-Series match taking place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.
Both New Zealand and Pakistan will look to get their preparations underway for the upcoming Champions Trophy in mind. Most importantly, both teams would look to get the win first up. Both teams have a three-pronged pace attack that will look to do the damage early.
As far as the pitch is concerned, it could be one for the bowlers, particularly the new ball where the pacers could come into play. The winning team will likely be the one that takes the most advantage of the new ball here.
The weather in Lahore indicates that there will be no chance of rainfall but it will be interesting to see how the visitors cope with the air quality in general.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Ben Sears, William O’Rourke