RAWALPINDI , April 27, 2023: Daryl Mitchell’s 113 off 115 balls, studded with 11 fours and a six, and Will Young’s 86 off 78 balls took guests to a total of 288 runs against Pakistan in the first One-Day International (ODI) being played at Pindi Cricket stadium.
Mitchell was caught at deep mid-wicket by Fakhar Zaman on Shaheen Shah’s delivery in the match’s 46th over.
Will Young played the second-most contributing innings to the Kiwis’ good total. He scored 86 runs with eight fours and two sixes and was caught at the fence by Haris Rauf while attempting to hit another six at Shadab Khan’s ball. Any other NZ batter could not post a noticeable score.
Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah, remaining uninfluenced by the grand total, took two wickets – that too in the last over – off 29 runs in 10 overs. On the other hand, pacers Shaheen Afrdi and Haris Rauf ended their bowling haul with two wickets each while giving 63 and 65 runs respectively. Spinner Shadab Khan got one wicket off 56 runs in 10 overs.
Pakistan had won the toss and decided to bowl first against New Zealand in the first of the five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) at the Pindi Cricket Stadium today (Thursday). The match started at 3:30pm.
The two sides entered the series after an exciting five-match T20 International series that ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday. That well-fought series promises equally competitive and exciting five matches for which both the sides have added a player each. Pakistan have added wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris and New Zealand has included Mark Chapman, whose extraordinary batting efforts in the T20Is earned him player of the series award.
The Pindi will also host the second ODI on Saturday, before the two teams will fly south for the remaining three matches in Karachi.
The series will also see the return of Chris Broad to Pakistan for the first time in 14 years. The former England opener and member of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees will referee in all the five ODIs with umpiring responsibilities to be shared between Ahsan Raza, Aleem Dar, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Afridi, Joel Wilson, Langton Rusere and Rashid Riaz.
Squads:
Pakistan – Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir
New Zealand – Tom Latham (captain), Adam Milne, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner, Chad Bowes, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell and Will Young