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[laurenB7742]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.
New Zealand's ODI squad is quite strong. If Pakistani batsmen perform as badly today as in previous matches then New Zealand will win today. Even in the ODI series, I consider New Zealand as the favourite.

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[ThemePen]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

Yes today is the first ODI match between Pakistan vs New Zealand. If we take a look back to the T20 series. These two teams played 5 matches and the series has 2-2 equality. One match was abandon. Now the ODI series will start today and both teams are looking strong. So let see who will win this series. My best wishes for Pakistan.

[cozytrade]

Hong Kong vs Kuwait
 In the match between two teams, Kuwait batted first and set a target of 272 runs in 50 overs. Kuwait batsman Usman Patel was dismissed for 50 runs off 48 balls. Adnan Idrees was dismissed for 45 runs off 45 balls. If Adnan Idrees could have scored 5 more runs, 50 runs would have been matched.  Had Adnan Idrees. Now Hong Kong is batting. Hong Kong scored 157 runs in 36 overs. Now Hong Kong has lost 5 wickets. Now Hong Kong team needs 116 runs from 84 balls to win.

[Sithara007]

Hong Kong vs Kuwait
 In the match between two teams, Kuwait batted first and set a target of 272 runs in 50 overs. Kuwait batsman Usman Patel was dismissed for 50 runs off 48 balls. Adnan Idrees was dismissed for 45 runs off 45 balls. If Adnan Idrees could have scored 5 more runs, 50 runs would have been matched.  Had Adnan Idrees. Now Hong Kong is batting. Hong Kong scored 157 runs in 36 overs. Now Hong Kong has lost 5 wickets. Now Hong Kong team needs 116 runs from 84 balls to win.

Hong Kong needs 67 runs to win from 6 overs, with 5 wickets remaining. It is going to be tough for them. BTW, Nepal won the match against Qatar. After they got bundled out for just 157 runs, I was thinking that there is zero chance for a Nepal win. However Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami and Lalit Rajbanshi had other plans and Qatar could only manage a total of 89. Lamichhane was unplayable and had figures of 9.1-3-14-5. They will be facing the loser of the match between Hong Kong and Kuwait. Nepal needs to win their next two matches in order to secure a spot for the 2023 Asia Cup. 

[Emitdama]

Now, we have only two matches left in this ACC Men's Premier Cup 2023 with Oman, Nepal and UAE already having top ranks and winner from Kuwait vs Hong Kong will be complete this top spots most chances Nepal will be at the top and Oman will at second spot in Group A and in case of Hong Kong win they will be at the top spot in Group B and UAE will be at the second spot but in case of Kuwait win we will have UAE at the top which will face Oman in the semifinal which will be good for them because they can beat them and qualify for the final spot Nepal is better team having good experience and home advantage as well which will allow them for having spot into final as well because their performance are at the top, and they can end this event without losing any match.

[Mr.corol]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.
New Zealand's ODI squad is quite strong. If Pakistani batsmen perform as badly today as in previous matches then New Zealand will win today. Even in the ODI series, I consider New Zealand as the favourite.

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field. Collected 128 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 23.3 overs. Will Young scored 78 runs off 70 balls and Darryl Mitchell scored 41 runs off 45 balls. Chad Bowes was dismissed for 18 off 26 balls. Haris Rauf took the first wicket. I think New Zealand will probably win today's match.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.
New Zealand's ODI squad is quite strong. If Pakistani batsmen perform as badly today as in previous matches then New Zealand will win today. Even in the ODI series, I consider New Zealand as the favourite.

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field. Collected 128 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 23.3 overs. Will Young scored 78 runs off 70 balls and Darryl Mitchell scored 41 runs off 45 balls. Chad Bowes was dismissed for 18 off 26 balls. Haris Rauf took the first wicket. I think New Zealand will probably win today's match.

Pakistani ballers are struggling today as they are having hard time in taking Newzealand wickets.  Young just missed his century and got out by shadab Khan,  Newzealand still is very much in game they have made 166 runs in 29 overs Kiwis still have 8 wickets in hand .
With this runrate they can give target of 300+ to Pakistan easily.

[Shan85]

Hong Kong vs Kuwait
 In the match between two teams, Kuwait batted first and set a target of 272 runs in 50 overs. Kuwait batsman Usman Patel was dismissed for 50 runs off 48 balls. Adnan Idrees was dismissed for 45 runs off 45 balls. If Adnan Idrees could have scored 5 more runs, 50 runs would have been matched.  Had Adnan Idrees. Now Hong Kong is batting. Hong Kong scored 157 runs in 36 overs. Now Hong Kong has lost 5 wickets. Now Hong Kong team needs 116 runs from 84 balls to win.

Kuwait won this match by 30 runs against Hong Kong and secured a spot in the semi-finals. It was a closely contested match where Kuwait batted first and set a challenging target of 272 runs in 50 overs. Shahraz Khan and Usman Ghani played well and contributed half century runs respectively. Kuwait managed to defend their target and restrict Hong Kong to 242 runs winning the match by 30 runs. Shahraz Khan was declared player of the match for his brilliant half-century of 57 runs while Usman Ghani also played a vital role by scoring 50 runs. Shahrukh 3 important wickets helped Kuwait to restrict Hong Kong and secure their victory.

[CPNpr]

1st ODI Match New Zealand Cricket Team vs Pakistan Cricket Team.  In today's match Pakistan cricket team won the toss and decided to field.  Pakistan cricket team's bowling line-up is very poor.  Pakistan cricket team players are not performing well in bowling.  On the other hand, the batting of the New Zealand cricket team is very exciting.  New Zealand cricket team has so far scored 222 runs in 39.3 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.  New Zealand cricket team batsman Will Young has performed well.  Will Young scored 86 off 78 balls.  The game looks like the New Zealand cricket team is likely to score 260 to 280 runs

[WatChe]

1st ODI Match New Zealand Cricket Team vs Pakistan Cricket Team.  In today's match Pakistan cricket team won the toss and decided to field.  Pakistan cricket team's bowling line-up is very poor.  Pakistan cricket team players are not performing well in bowling.  On the other hand, the batting of the New Zealand cricket team is very exciting.  New Zealand cricket team has so far scored 222 runs in 39.3 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.  New Zealand cricket team batsman Will Young has performed well.  Will Young scored 86 off 78 balls.  The game looks like the New Zealand cricket team is likely to score 260 to 280 runs

NZ have scored 248 runs in 44 overs. In remaining 6 overs they will likely to cross 300 runs mark. Rawalpindi pitch is known to be extremely batting friendly with no respect for bowlers. Keeping in view the batting performance of Pakistan, a chase of 300 won't be easy. So far in bowling  department only 4 wikcets have been picked up by Pakistani bowlers. The only good thing for Pakistan is that Chapman is out without creating any problem for Pakistan. 

[Shan85]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.
New Zealand's ODI squad is quite strong. If Pakistani batsmen perform as badly today as in previous matches then New Zealand will win today. Even in the ODI series, I consider New Zealand as the favourite.

New Zealand posted a decent total of 288 runs by loss of 8 wickets in 50 Overs. A brilliant hundred from Mitchell he play well and contributed 113 runs. From Pakistan Naseem Shah brilliant performance with the ball and his ability to take 2 big wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs has given Pakistan a glimmer of hope. Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq have been in great form and their batting prowess can help Pakistan chase down this target of 289 runs. Despite the lack of consistency in Pakistani players performance they have the potential to surprise everyone and win the match. It's a thrilling and exciting match and I hope Pakistan will win the match.

[MusaPk]

New Zealand posted a decent total of 288 runs by loss of 8 wickets in 50 Overs. A brilliant hundred from Mitchell he play well and contributed 113 runs. From Pakistan Naseem Shah brilliant performance with the ball and his ability to take 2 big wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs has given Pakistan a glimmer of hope. Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq have been in great form and their batting prowess can help Pakistan chase down this target of 289 runs. Despite the lack of consistency in Pakistani players performance they have the potential to surprise everyone and win the match. It's a thrilling and exciting match and I hope Pakistan will win the match.

A good finish by Pakistani bowlers as they restricted New Zealand to 288 runs. The way Daryl Mitchell and Will Young were batting it was very much expected that New Zealand will give a target of over 300 runs. Daryl Mitchell scored century thanks to a simple catch that was dropped by Agha ji on his own bowling. Pakistan in reply are steady as both openers have scored half century in 18th over.

[cozytrade]

New Zealand posted a decent total of 288 runs by loss of 8 wickets in 50 Overs. A brilliant hundred from Mitchell he play well and contributed 113 runs. From Pakistan Naseem Shah brilliant performance with the ball and his ability to take 2 big wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs has given Pakistan a glimmer of hope. Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq have been in great form and their batting prowess can help Pakistan chase down this target of 289 runs. Despite the lack of consistency in Pakistani players performance they have the potential to surprise everyone and win the match. It's a thrilling and exciting match and I hope Pakistan will win the match.

A good finish by Pakistani bowlers as they restricted New Zealand to 288 runs. The way Daryl Mitchell and Will Young were batting it was very much expected that New Zealand will give a target of over 300 runs. Daryl Mitchell scored century thanks to a simple catch that was dropped by Agha ji on his own bowling. Pakistan in reply are steady as both openers have scored half century in 18th over.

Pakistan is now batting and has scored 114 runs in 20 overs. Pakistan has not lost any wicket so far. However, the batsmen of the New Zealand team were very weak. Pakistan has done a great performance in bowling today. It seems that if Pakistan can bowl like this then they will win this match very easily.  Pakistan team has a big chance.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field. Collected 128 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 23.3 overs. Will Young scored 78 runs off 70 balls and Darryl Mitchell scored 41 runs off 45 balls. Chad Bowes was dismissed for 18 off 26 balls. Haris Rauf took the first wicket. I think New Zealand will probably win today's match.

How can you say that Pakistan will lose today's ODI ? Yes, New Zealand did score 288 runs but in modern day cricket on batting wickets, this is not a competitive score.

I know that Pakistan's batting lineup is unpredictable and today we are witnessing the same. Out of nowhere Fakhar and Ima-ul-Haq have made 111 runs in partnership and still, the partnership is ongoing.

I do not think Pakistan can lose this match from here unless we see a really dramatic batting collapse from Pakistan. After a poor performance by the Pakistan team in the T20 matches (at least I consider it was a poor show by the home team), this type of performance was needed by the Pakistani team to regain the confidence of the boys.

[ZAINmalik75]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.

Pakistani team is unpredictable at any format of cricket, they will lose match against a weak time but at the same time they has ability to brutally punished any big team like Australia,  India, england etc, so underestimating Pakistan team will worth too expensive. Currently they hold the entire newZealand on just 288 runs where pitch is totally batting friendly, so chasing such a small target will not be a big deal for them because Thier opening Pair already build more than 100 partnership. Now to win the match the required runrate is just 5.79 which can be easily chaseable in the presence of Baber and Fakher. While still long number of potential batter are ready to go.....

[CryptoBuds]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.

Pakistani team is unpredictable at any format of cricket, they will lose match against a weak time but at the same time they has ability to brutally punished any big team like Australia,  India, england etc, so underestimating Pakistan team will worth too expensive. Currently they hold the entire newZealand on just 288 runs where pitch is totally batting friendly, so chasing such a small target will not be a big deal for them because Thier opening Pair already build more than 100 partnership. Now to win the match the required runrate is just 5.79 which can be easily chaseable in the presence of Baber and Fakher. While still long number of potential batter are ready to go.....

Pakistan is batting well with a target of only 289 runs. They will win today's match. The two openers Imam Ul Haque and Fakhar Zaman managed to get off to a good start with Fakhar remaining unbeaten with 88 runs. Imam Ul Haque was dismissed after collecting 65 runs. Pakistan team collected 196 runs losing only one wicket. I do not see the possibility of Pakistan losing this match. Babar Azam is batting with enough responsibility. Moreover, Rizwan is in good form. And the important thing is that the performance of the New Zealand bowlers is not good on this pitch.

[Iranus]

Pakistan  -  New Zealand

The first ODI match of New Zealand vs Pakistan is going to be played today. It's hard to pick a favorite team. There is no consistency in the performance of Pakistani players. There is no batsman in the squad now who can perform well on a regular basis. Babar Azam is not in good form. He did not play well in the T20 series. If Babar doesn't play well today, it will be difficult for Pakistan to score big.

Pakistani team is unpredictable at any format of cricket, they will lose match against a weak time but at the same time they has ability to brutally punished any big team like Australia,  India, england etc, so underestimating Pakistan team will worth too expensive. Currently they hold the entire newZealand on just 288 runs where pitch is totally batting friendly, so chasing such a small target will not be a big deal for them because Thier opening Pair already build more than 100 partnership. Now to win the match the required runrate is just 5.79 which can be easily chaseable in the presence of Baber and Fakher. While still long number of potential batter are ready to go.....

Pakistan is batting well with a target of only 289 runs. They will win today's match. The two openers Imam Ul Haque and Fakhar Zaman managed to get off to a good start with Fakhar remaining unbeaten with 88 runs. Imam Ul Haque was dismissed after collecting 65 runs. Pakistan team collected 196 runs losing only one wicket. I do not see the possibility of Pakistan losing this match. Babar Azam is batting with enough responsibility. Moreover, Rizwan is in good form. And the important thing is that the performance of the New Zealand bowlers is not good on this pitch.

Pakistan won today's match easily due to the responsible performance of the three top-order batsmen. Opener Fakhar Jaman scored 117 runs and Imam Ul Haque scored 60 runs. Babar Azam was a bit unlucky. He got out after collecting 49 runs. Also, Rizwan's performance in this match was excellent. He was unbeaten scoring 42 runs off 34 balls. Not only the batsmen, Pakistan's bowler Naseem Shah's performance was also awesome. He gave only 29 runs in 10 overs and managed to pick up 2 wickets. Even if they don't win the T20 series, I think Pakistan will win the ODI series.

[Shan85]

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field. Collected 128 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 23.3 overs. Will Young scored 78 runs off 70 balls and Darryl Mitchell scored 41 runs off 45 balls. Chad Bowes was dismissed for 18 off 26 balls. Haris Rauf took the first wicket. I think New Zealand will probably win today's match.

How can you say that Pakistan will lose today's ODI ? Yes, New Zealand did score 288 runs but in modern day cricket on batting wickets, this is not a competitive score.
I know that Pakistan's batting lineup is unpredictable and today we are witnessing the same. Out of nowhere Fakhar and Ima-ul-Haq have made 111 runs in partnership and still, the partnership is ongoing.
I do not think Pakistan can lose this match from here unless we see a really dramatic batting collapse from Pakistan. After a poor performance by the Pakistan team in the T20 matches (at least I consider it was a poor show by the home team), this type of performance was needed by the Pakistani team to regain the confidence of the boys.

Congratulations to Pakistan for their outstanding performance in the first ODI beating New Zealand by 5 Wickets. The team excellent batting and bowling display helped them chase down a target of 289 runs with ease and secure a well deserved victory. the player of the match is Fakhar Zaman brilliant hundred in an inning of 117 runs in just 113 balls with the help of 13 fours and 1 Six Babar Azam's solid contribution played a crucial role in 49 runs in Pakistan successful run chase. Moreover, the contributions from Imam Ul Haq Fifty, Rizwan, and Nawaz ensured a comfortable win for the team. Naseem Shah excellent performance with the ball pick 2 wickets especially in the death overs. Overall it was a fantastic team effort. Also, Pakistan completed 500 ODI wins.

[CPNpr]

Pakistan won the toss and decided to field. Collected 128 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 23.3 overs. Will Young scored 78 runs off 70 balls and Darryl Mitchell scored 41 runs off 45 balls. Chad Bowes was dismissed for 18 off 26 balls. Haris Rauf took the first wicket. I think New Zealand will probably win today's match.

How can you say that Pakistan will lose today's ODI ? Yes, New Zealand did score 288 runs but in modern day cricket on batting wickets, this is not a competitive score.
I know that Pakistan's batting lineup is unpredictable and today we are witnessing the same. Out of nowhere Fakhar and Ima-ul-Haq have made 111 runs in partnership and still, the partnership is ongoing.
I do not think Pakistan can lose this match from here unless we see a really dramatic batting collapse from Pakistan. After a poor performance by the Pakistan team in the T20 matches (at least I consider it was a poor show by the home team), this type of performance was needed by the Pakistani team to regain the confidence of the boys.

Congratulations to Pakistan for their outstanding performance in the first ODI beating New Zealand by 5 Wickets. The team excellent batting and bowling display helped them chase down a target of 289 runs with ease and secure a well deserved victory. the player of the match is Fakhar Zaman brilliant hundred in an inning of 117 runs in just 113 balls with the help of 13 fours and 1 Six Babar Azam's solid contribution played a crucial role in 49 runs in Pakistan successful run chase. Moreover, the contributions from Imam Ul Haq Fifty, Rizwan, and Nawaz ensured a comfortable win for the team. Naseem Shah excellent performance with the ball pick 2 wickets especially in the death overs. Overall it was a fantastic team effort. Also, Pakistan completed 500 ODI wins.

Pakistan Cricket Team beat New Zealand 1-0 in the first ODI match.  Pakistan cricket team performed well both in batting and bowling.  I hope Pakistan will play better in the upcoming matches.  Pakistan cricket team players Babar Azam and Rezwan played a bit better but Fakir Azam performed brilliantly.  Fakir Azam scored 117 runs off 114 balls.  Pakistan cricket team won the first ODI match against New Zealand cricket team by 5 wickets.  The image was an exciting girl

[n0ne]

Pakistan had good opening and the players followed the same which helped them with the easy win. Just Masood and Agha weren't able to contribute to the score. 289 looks small after watching good number of T20 matches. In reality the format differs and so is the performance. New Zealand batting too is good, but they weren't able to bowl well, some quick wickets is necessary to built pressure upon the players. Anyhow New Zealand have got more four matches to play and win the series.