Pak-NZ last ODI to be played in Karachi today

Karachi: The fifth and last One-Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in National Cricket Stadium Karachi on Sunday (today).

According to details, the match will start at 3:30 pm. Pakistan lead the five-match series by 4-0.

In the fourth ODI of five match series, Pakistan beat New Zealand by 102 runs. Batting first, Pakistan scored 334 runs for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs. In reply, New Zealand were all out for 232 runs in 43.4 overs.

Babar Azam who scored 102 runs was declared player of the match. He became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 ODI runs breaking SA’s Hashim Amla’s record.

After winning this match, Pakistan has achieved number one position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings for the first time since the introduction of ICC's official team ranking system in 2005 after winning this match.

Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Usama Mir.

New Zealand

Tom Latham (c), Chad Bowes, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Will Young, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Shipley, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Adam Milne, Benjamin Lister, Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry.