New Zealand vs Pakistan Live updates

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New Zealand post 302/7 against Pakistan

Electing to bat, New Zealand scored 302 for seven against Pakistan in their Group A World Cup match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Brief Scores:
New Zealand: 302 for seven in 50 overs. (Ross Taylor 131 not out, Martin Guptill 57; Umar Gul 3/32).
Teams: New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (c), Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Jacob Oram
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar.

 

Preview: New Zealand vs Pakistan

Preview Pakistan vs New Zealand ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 match

 

 

 

TODAY PAKISTAN will meet New Zealand at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, in the twenty fourth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Pallekele will host the first ever World Cup match at the newly build stadium.

 

The Shahid Afridi-led Pakistan team is on the top position in group 'A' with three wins in the Cricket World Cup 2011, whereas Daniel Vettori-led Kiwis team is on the fourth position with two wins and a loss against Australia.

 

 

 

 

Pakistan, which is considered as the most inconsistent team in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, started their campaign with an impressive 205-run victory over Kenya. In their second match against co-host Sri Lanka, they won by 11 runs. Pakistan won their third match against Canada by 46 runs.

 

New Zealand also started their World Cup Campaign with a 10-wicket victory over Kenya. In the next match against defending champion Australia at VCA Stadium in Nagpur, they lost by 7-wickets. In their third match on March 4, the Kiwis routed Zimbabwean team by 10-wicket.

 

Earlier this year, the Pakistani team defeated Kiwis in the ODI series by 3-2 in New Zealand. Pakistan is leading by 20-7 against Kiwis in the ODIs played in the sub-continent condition, whereas in the Cricket World Cups record is also in favour of Pakistan by 6-1.

 

Here are the squads of Pakistan and New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:

 

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (capt), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad.

 

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Hamish Bennett, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum (wk), Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock.

 

 

 

 

New Zeland 302/7(50)

World Cup: New Zealand post 302/7 against Pakistan

Electing to bat, New Zealand scored 302 for seven against Pakistan in their Group A World Cup match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, in Pallekele (Sri Lanka) today.

 




Brief scores:
New Zealand: 302 for seven in 50 overs. (Ross Taylor 131 not out, Martin Guptill 57; Umar Gul 3/32).
Earlier, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan.
For New Zealand, all-rounder Jacob Oram is in for Jesse Ryder.
In Pakistan's team, pacer Shoaib Akhtar is back in place of Wahab Riaz, while Abdur Rehman has come is for Saeed Ajmal.
Teams:
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (c), Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Jacob Oram
Pakistan: Shahid Afrid (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar.

New Zealand v. Pakistan

ICC World Cup

Kandy: Tuesday 8 March 2011 09:00 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Last updated: 13:34

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: D J Harper, N J Llong I J Gould
Match Referee: B C Broad
Match summary

New Zealand			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
MJ Guptill		b Shahid Afridi	57	86	7	0
+BB McCullum		b Shoaib Akhtar	6	3	0	1
JM How	lbw	b Umar Gul	4	29	0	0
RL Taylor	not out		131	124	8	7
JEC Franklin	lbw	b Mohammad Hafeez	1	2	0	0
SB Styris	lbw	b Umar Gul	28	37	1	0
NL McCullum		b Umar Gul	19	10	1	2
JDP Oram	c Umar Gul	b Abdur Rehman	25	9	1	3
KD Mills	not out		7	3	1	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 10, nb 3, w 11)		24
Total	(Close, 50 overs)		302

Did not bat:
*DL Vettori, TG Southee
Fall of Wickets:
1-8 (8 BB McCullum, 3 mins), 2-55 (47 JM How, 50 mins), 3-112 (57 MJ Guptill, 71 mins), 4-113 (1 JEC Franklin, 3 mins), 5-175 (62 SB Styris, 51 mins), 6-210 (35 NL McCullum, 15 mins), 7-295 (85 JDP Oram, 21 mins)

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
Shoaib Akhtar	9	0	70	1	(3nb, 3w)
Abdur Rehman	10	0	60	1	(1w)
Umar Gul	10	1	32	3	(2w)
Abdul Razzaq	4	0	49	0	(4w)
Shahid Afridi	10	0	55	1	-
Mohammad Hafeez	7	0	26	1	(1w)

Pakistan			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw	b TG Southee	5	6	1	0
Ahmed Shehzad	not out		6	9	1	0
+Kamran Akmal	not out		2	10	0	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, nb 0, w 0)		0
Total	(1 wkt, 4.1 overs)		13

To bat:
Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, *Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar
Fall of Wickets:
1-5 (5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 mins)

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
KD Mills	2.1	0	11	0	-
TG Southee	2	1	2	1	-