World Cup 2019: New Zealand vs Pakistan, preview, head to head & match details

In yet another do or die match Pakistan will lock horns with one of the most consistent team New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday. New Zealand tops the World Cup Points Table with 11 points and has not lost a single game so far while Pakistan is on the 7th position with two victories and 5 points.

New Zealand that opened into the tournament with a match against Sri Lanka has won against every single team it has faced so far in its 6 matches except the one against India which was abandoned due to rain. New Zealand won its last match against West Indies by 5 runs in which Carlos Brathwaite brought West Indies on the verge of victory and made it one of the best game with his brilliant performance.

Pakistan which was widely criticized after losing against India made a comeback against South Africa in their last match by winning the match by 49 runs. They need to win all their remaining matches and hope other results also go in their favour. Pakistan will have to make their both, batting and bowling departments to show their best in an encounter against New Zealand as the latter has displayed impeccable performance.

Key Players

New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Amir

Head to Head

Overall: Both these sides have met on numerous occasions and Pakistan lead 54-48 in 103 completed ODIs.

In World Cup: These sides have faced off 8 times in the World Cup and Pakistan lead 6-2.

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand :Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(C), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(WK), James Neesham, Colin De Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (C and WK), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir.

Match Details

Date: 26th June (Wednesday)

Time: 3:00 PM (IST)

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Live: Star Network

Online: Hotstar

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