Let’s get into the preview for the first test between Pakistan and New Zealand which will be played on 26th December. Pakistan recently lost the test series vs England by 3-0 and they will be looking to bounce back in this series and they will have to start in the first match vs New Zealand and to win this match they will have to bat well and take 20 Wickets.
On the other hand New Zealand will be confident looking at the results from England and they will be looking for a great start to the series and to win this match they will have to score big runs and not allow the Pakistan batters to score big. And they will have to bowl better. It will be a good test match
PAK vs NZ 1st Test Details:
When: 26th December 2022
Where: National Stadium, Karachi
Capacity: 34,228
Time: 10:30 AM IST
PAK vs NZ Players to Watch Out For:
PAK: Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
NZ: Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi
PAK vs NZ 1st Test Possible Playing XI:
PAK: Abdullah Shafique, Imam Ul Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (C), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Nauman Ali
NZ: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry, Ajax Patel
PAK vs NZ 1st Test Pitch Report:
The pitch for this test match will be a good one and the batters will score lots of runs on this pitch and the spinners will also get help from this pitch.
PAK vs NZ 1st Test Toss Prediction:
The toss prediction for this match is easy as the captain who wins the toss will choose to bat first because they will jeg the best batting conditions and avoid batting in the fourth innings.
PAK vs NZ 1st Test Weather Report:
The weather for this match will be great as there will be no rain and the temperature will be around the 25 degrees mark.
PAK vs NWZ Betting Odds:
Team | 10Cric | Betway | 1XBet | Bet365 |
Pakistan | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 1.80 |
England | 3.61 | 3.75 | 3.48 | 3.60 |
Draw | 3.70 | 3.75 | 4.22 | 3.75 |
Other Betting Odds:
Betmaker | Bet Category | Odds |
Betway | Which team wins the toss?- Equal | 1.90 |
10Cric | Any player to score 100 in first innings of match - | Yes- 1.78 No- 1.85 |
1XBet | Total runs in 1st over of match - 1.5 | Over- 1.83 Under- 1.83 |
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