PAK vs NZ: New Zealand T20I squad departs for Pakistan

PAK vs NZ

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand T20I squad flew out of the home country on Sunday to play five-match series in Pakistan, starting on April 14 in Lahore.

Taking to Twitter, the Black Caps shared pictures of the team’s departure from Christchurch airport for the white-ball tour of Pakistan.

As per the details, New Zealand contingent will arrive in Pakistan in the wee hours of 11 April. The two teams will play the first three of the five T20Is in Lahore while Rawalpindi will host the last two T20Is.

The two teams will then engage in a five-game ODI series, starting in Rawalpindi for the first two ODIs on April 27 and 29 before the action gets shifted to Karachi for the last three 50-over matches.

Wicket-keeper batter Tom Latham will lead New Zealand in both T20 and ODI series.

New Zealand Squads:

T20I: Tom Latham (captain), Mark Chapman,  Matt Henry, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Dane Cleaver, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young and Chad Bowes.

ODI: Tom Latham (captain), Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Milne, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner, Tom Blundell and Chad Bowes.

Pakistan Squads: 

T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed.

ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shan Masood and Mohammad Wasim Jnr.

Complete Schedule:

14 Apr – 1st T20I, Lahore
15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore
17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore
20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
26 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
30 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi
5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi
7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi

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