PAK vs NZ Cricket Betting Tips and Tricks, 2nd ODI Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today ODI Match? 2023

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29 April 2023

Last Update on: April 29th, 2023 at 12:29 pm

PAK vs NZ Cricket Betting Tips and Tricks, 2nd ODI Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today ODI Match? 2023. The second ODI of the five-match ODI series between Pakistan and New Zealand is set to take place on April 29, Saturday day at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

PAK vs NZ 2 ODI, Match Preview:

The home team Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after a 5-wicket win in the first ODI.

Pakistan won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat, and the visitors got off to a very slow start they lost Chad Bowes early on in the innings, but a 102-run stand between Daryl Mitchell and Will Young got the Kiwis back into the game. Daryl Mitchell was the star with the bat for New Zealand as he registered his second ODI ton.

Regular wickets in the slog overs prevented the Kiwis to get past the 300-run mark. Naseem Shah was the pick of the bowlers for the home side conceding just 29 runs and picking up 2 wickets. New Zealand ended up with a below-par score of 288/7.

In the chase, Pakistan got a solid start as their openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman put on an opening stand of 124 runs. Imam was eventually dismissed for 60 runs. Then skipper Babar stitched a crucial partnership with Fakhar Zaman and got their side into a commanding position. Fakhar registered his 9 ODI ton.

Pakistan lost a few quick wickets in the middle overs. However, Rizwan remained positive and steady at the other end, scoring 42 runs off just 34 balls and taking his team over the line. The visitors will look to bounce back and level the series in the next game.

Key Players for Pakistan in PAK vs NZ:

Mohammad Rizwan: The wicketkeeper-batsman has been consistently scoring runs across formats for over a year now. He was the leading run-getter for his side in the recently concluded T20I series with 162 runs in 4 innings at an average of 54.00. In the last T20I, he scored an unbeaten 98 off just 62 balls. In the first ODI, he stayed unbeaten on 42, taking his team over the line.

Harris Rauf: The right-arm pacer has been highly impressive for his side in the white-ball format for the last few years. He has picked 30 wickets in just 18 innings at an economy rate of 5.78 in his ODI career so far. He was the highest wicket-taker in the T20I series with 11 wickets in 5 innings. In the first ODI, he picked two wickets and ended with figures of 10-0-65-2.

Key Players for New Zealand in PAK vs NZ:

Mark Chapman: The left-handed batsman was impressive throughout the T20I series, scoring 290 runs in just 5 innings which included a match-winning knock of 104 off just 57 balls in the final T20I. He was adjudged Player of the Series as well as Player of the Match in the final T20I. In the first ODI, he couldn’t make much impact with the bat as he scored only 15 runs, but he will look to bounce back in the next game.

Matt Henry: The 31-year-old right-arm pacer is one of the most experienced bowlers for the Kiwis in their current squad. He has picked 119 wickets in 65 ODIs he has played so far. He was impressive in the T20I series for the visitors with the ball, picking up 6 wickets in 4 games at an economy rate of 7.9 which includes a hat-trick in the first T20I. In the first ODI, he bowled an economical spell, giving away just 45 runs in his 10-over spell.

PAK vs NZ 2 ODI Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam ©, Shadab Khan (vc),Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Abdullah Shafique, Haris Rauf, Imam- ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usama Mir.

New Zealand Squad: Tom Latham ©, Tom Blundell, Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young.