ICC World Cup 2023: Who’ll win New Zealand vs Pakistan match? Prediction, fantasy team, pitch report and more
World Cup 2023 with an emphatic win against defending champions England, have lost their last 3 matches. In their last match (against South Africa), they suffered a massive 190-run defeat. Pakistan, after losing 4 consecutive matches, were back to winning against Bangladesh.
They are in a do-or-die situation as they must win this match to keep their dreams alive for a semi-final spot. These two teams have played 151 ODIs against each other so far. New Zealand have won 51 of those and Pakistan 60.
Three matches produced no results whereas one match ended in a tie. The last time (May 2023) these two faced off was in Karachi, Pakistan when the Black Caps won by 47 runs. In World Cups, New Zealand and Pakistan have played 9 matches so far while Pakistan have won 7 of those.
In 2019, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets while the Kiwis beat Pakistan by 110 runs in 2015. Before that, New Zealand defeated the Asian giant only in 1983. Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham (VC), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tim Southee and Trent Boult.
Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium is a high-scoring venue with short boundaries that favour batters. Despite some help for bowlers, captains winning the toss often chase due to the pitch's batting-friendly conditions. The biggest concern in Bengaluru today is the weather.
Rain and thunderstorms, with 100% cloud cover, are predicted especially in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are likely to take place from 10:30 AM itself, as per Weather.com. It is highly likely that the match gets abandoned while the possibility of rain throughout the day is as high as 91%.
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