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New Zealand will face Pakistan in the 35th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 on Saturday. The PAK vs NZ clash will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from 10:30 AM IST onwards.
The fortunes of New Zealand and Pakistan went through sharp curves after a bright beginning, leaving them in a tight spot in the race to the semifinals of the quadrennial big bash.
The Kiwis started the tournament with four wins on the bounce and it looked a matter of time before they sealed a last four berth. Since that point, they have fallen to three defeats in a row against India, Australia and South Africa and are now stranded at eight points from seven matches.
On the other side, Pakistan are in an even dingier space with six points from seven matches and they need to win mandatorily against New Zealand and England.
Apart from the dwindling on-field returns, New Zealand will also have to deal with a tall obstacle ahead of their clash with Pakistan – a growing injury list that has five names in it already.
However, on a positive note, New Zealand Cricket said that Mark Chapman (calf), Lockie Ferguson (achilles), Jimmy Neesham (wrist) and Kane Williamson (thumb) all trained in Bengaluru on Friday and "a decision on their availability to feature against Pakistan will be left until game-day and likely confirmed at the toss."
New Zealand middle-order batsman Daryl Mitchell said on Friday that they need to pursue the Black Caps way of cricket to find their feet again in the World Cup.
"For us, it's just showing up and playing the Black Cap style of cricket that we want to play. I'm sure if we can control those little things and do them for long periods of time, then we'll go a long way to getting some outcomes which we want. Hopefully, it means we're in the mix coming into the tournament," Mitchell said.
"We're a small country, down the bottom of the Earth, and for us it's fighting for every ball, chasing every ball to the boundary, and doing the little things that we can control. The big stuff will look after itself if we're clear on our roles," he added.
Pakistan's chances of entering the World Cup semifinals hangs by a slim thread and Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur on Friday made a blunt assessment of his side's performance terming it well below par.
"I'll be brutally honest. I don't think we've played to our full potential in this tournament. I thought the Bangladesh game (on October 31 at Kolkata) is the first game where we actually put a complete game together. I just hope that's not too late for us," remarked Arthur during the pre-match press conference.
Arthur said not being able to strike a balance between the three faculties of the game – batting, bowling and fielding – has been the bane of Pakistan in this tournament.
"We batted beautifully, bowled beautifully, and fielded beautifully (against Bangladesh), which in all the other games, we've done one or two disciplines OK, but our other disciplines let us down."
"So, I'd like to think we're peaking, but the preparation and attitude of the guys will get better every day, that has been exceptional. I can't fault anybody in terms of that," he said.
Arthur also said they will take a call on Shadab Khan, who had suffered concussion at Chennai during the match against South Africa, at an appropriate time. Arthur said the leg-spinner has gone through an initial medical test without much issue.
World Cup 2023: New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Telecast Details
The PAK vs NZ World Cup 2023 match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network in India.
World Cup 2023: Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Streaming Details
Disney+ Hotstar will livestream the Pakistan vs New Zealand World Cup 2023 match on its app and website.
World Cup 2023: How To Watch PAK vs NZ In Pakistan And New Zealand
Cricket fans in Pakistan can watch the PAK vs NZ match on the following platforms:
On television: PTV Sports, PTV National, PTV Home and A-Sports.
On digital: ptvflix, Daraz, TAPMAD, MYCO, SHOQ TV, ARY ZAP, Jazz and Tamasha.
In New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ will broadcast the match between PAK and NZ.
New Zealand's Predicted Playing XI
Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c and wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Pakistan's Predicted Playing XI
Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
(With PTI inputs)
