Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field under overcast conditions against New Zealand as both teams battle for a semifinal spot at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday. Kane Williamson returns from thumb injury to lead the side as New Zealand desperately look for turnaround of form after being beaten in the last three games.
New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson and Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam wait for the coin toss before the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and Pakistan in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
New Zealand brought in legspinner Ish Sodhi for his first game of the tournament in place of Matt Henry, who has been ruled out of the remaining games after picking up a hamstring injury in the last match.Big win over Netherlands keeps Afghanistan in hunt for Cricket World Cup semifinal spotPakistan strengthened its fast bowling stocks by including Hasan Ali as the fourth pacer in place of struggling legspinner Usama Mir.
New Zealand’s opening nine-wicket win against defending champion England was followed by three relatively easy victories over the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before it crashed to three successive losses. Pakistan not only needs to win its remaining two games, but its progress to the semifinals depends on the results of other games. Pakistan finally gelled against Bangladesh in the last game after it suffered four consecutive losses against India, Australia, Afghanistan and a nail-biting one-wicket defeat against South Africa.
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