Rahul Tiwari
khelja|05-04-2025
The last match of the 3 ODI series between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played on Saturday. The Pakistani team has already lost the series and is trailing 0-2. In such a situation, by winning the third match, she would like to avoid a clean sweep in the series. In the second ODI, the batsmen and bowlers of the Pakistani team proved to be badly flops. In such a situation, there may be changes in the playing XI of the third match. Pakistani batsmen will have to perform well to avoid clean sweep. On the other hand, New Zealand batsman Mark Chapman will not play the last match of the ODI series. He has been rested from Saturday's match due to hamstring injury.
In the third ODI match, Tim will replace Chapman. Chapman could not even play in the second match of the series. He was hurt while fielding in the first ODI in Napier. Chapman played a century of 132 runs from 111 balls in the first match of the ODI series. This is the best innings of his ODI career. In this, he hit 13 fours and 6 sixes. He came to bat at number four. Apart from him, Deril Mitchell also played a half -century innings of 76 runs. Let us know that in the first match of the three -match series, New Zealand won by 73 runs against Pakistan. New Zealand has also won an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series by winning 84 runs in the second ODI.
Pakistani batsmen will have to perform well to avoid clean sweep. Chasing the target in the second ODI, the Pakistani team was reduced to 208 runs and could not play even 50 overs. At the same time, Pakistan got a crushing defeat by 73 runs in the first ODI. The bowlers also consider their responsibility and will have to take the wickets of New Zealand in the initial overs itself. Only then will she be able to escape from a clean sweep. A total of 121 matches have been played between Pakistan and New Zealand so far, out of which 56 New Zealand has won. At the same time, the Pakistani team has been successful in winning in 61. In such a situation, the Pakistani team is heavy in ODI cricket. But in the current series, Pakistan bowlers and batsmen have not been able to perform well.
New Zealand has also won T20 series
A T20 series was played between Pakistan and New Zealand before the ODI series. In this series too, Pakistan had to face defeat to New Zealand. The Kiwi team won the series 4–1. Many senior batsmen of Pakistan were not present in that match, but the Kiwi team was also playing without its regular players and yet he registered a unilateral victory.