New Zealand Cricket team arrives in Karachi

Karachi: The New Zealand cricket team arrived at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi on Thursday to play two-Test and three One day matches against Pakistan.

The first Test is scheduled to start on December 26 (Monday) at National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi while the second Test will begin in Multan Cricket Stadium from January 2.

The three One day matches will be played from January 10 to 14 in Karachi after test series.

Pakistan squad:

Babar Azam (capt), , Abrar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Zahid Mehmood, Abdullah Shafique and Sarfaraz Ahmed,

New Zealand squad:

Tim Southee (capt), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell (wk), Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, , Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Tom Latham, Neil Wagner, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Will Young and Ajaz Patel.

Turning to Twitter, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared a video of New Zealand team arrival in Pakistan and wrote, “New Zealand team welcomed in traditional style”.

?? Karachi

New Zealand team welcomed in traditional style ?#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/7BKpaVG3u0

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 22, 2022