Pakistan vs New Zealand - 1st Test of the New Zealand Tour of Pakistan 2022-23, at National Stadium, Karachi
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
(i) Total Matches - Tests
Overall - 45
Avg 1st Innings - 304
Avg 2nd Innings - 329
Avg 3rd Innings - 261
Avg 4th Innings - 157
Highest total - 765/6 (Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - 21st February'2009)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
PAK - 45 - 23w/3l/19d
NZ - 6 - 0w/3l/3d
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
PAK
Babar Azam - 9th highest run scorer (561), Avg (80.14) - 4M/8I
Nauman Ali - 19th highest wicket taker (12), Avg (31.50), SR (63.2) - 3M/6I
NZ
No Records!
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Pakistan vs England - 17th - 20th December'2022
304/10 & 216/10 vs 354/10 & 170/2 (ENG won by 8 wickets)
Pacers - 2w+1w+1w+0w = 4w
Spinners - 7w+8w+9w+2w = 26w
2) Australia vs Pakistan - 12th - 16th March'2022
556/9d & 97/2d vs 148/10 & 443/7 (Match Drawn)
Pacers - 4w+5w+2w+3w = 14w
Spinners - 4w+3w+0w+4w = 11w
3) South Africa vs Pakistan - 26th - 29th January'2021
220/10 & 245/10 vs 378/10 & 90/3 (PAK won by 7 wickets)
Pacers - 3w+7w+1w+2w = 13w
Spinners - 5w+3w+9w+1w = 18w
4) Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - 19th - 23rd December'2019
191/10 & 555/3d vs 271/10 & 212/10 (PAK won by 263 runs)
Pacers - 6w+9w+2w+7w = 24w
Spinners - 4w+1w+1w+3w = 9w
5) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - 21st - 25th February'2009
644/7d & 144/5 vs 765/6d (Match Drawn)
Pacers - 2w+2w+2w = 6w
Spinners - 5w+3w+2w = 10w
6) South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st - 5th October'2007
450/10 & 264/7d vs 291/10 & 263/10 (SA won by 160 runs)
Pacers - 3w+3w+0w+6w = 12w
Spinners - 7w+7w+7w+4w = 25w
7) Pakistan vs West Indies - 27th November - 1st December'2006
304/10 & 399/6d vs 260/10 & 244/10 (PAK won by 199 runs)
Pacers - 4w+4w+2w+4w = 14w
Spinners - 5w+5w+4w+5w = 19w
8) Pakistan vs India - 29th January - 1st February'2006
245/10 & 599/7d vs 238/10 & 265/10 (PAK won by 341 runs)
Pacers - 10w+6w+4w+4w = 24w
Spinners - 0w+4w+3w+6w = 13w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 37w
3rd Innings - 14w
4th Innings - 26w
Spinners
1st Innings - 37w
2nd Innings - 34w
3rd Innings - 35w
4th Innings - 25w
Overall
111w:131w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(36)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 26(54)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 96(305)
2. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(64)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 1(18)
3. Kamran Ghulam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
4. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 60(96), 78(123)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(30), 36(79)&1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 100(131)*, 54(104)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 30(39), 196(425)
5. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 53(133)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
6. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(2), 19(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(59), 6(13)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 21(19)*
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 104(177)*
7. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(93)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 21(50)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
8. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
9. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 5w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
10. Zahid Mahmood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
11. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 0w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
12. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 2w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
13. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(15), 30(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 135(198), 24(43)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
14. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
15. Nauman Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(24)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(49)&2w, 20(35)&1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 15(37)&0w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 5w, 0w
16. Sarfaraz Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Tom Latham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
3. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
4. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
5. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
6. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
8. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
10. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
11. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
12. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
13. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
14. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
15. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
60 - 25w/14l/21d (in favour of PAK)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
4w/1l (in favour of NZ)
(iii) On This Venue
6 - 3w/0l/3d (in favour of PAK)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 3rd - 7th January'2021
297/10 & 186/10 vs 186/10 (NZ won by an innings & 176 runs)
Mohammad Rizwan - 61(71)
Kane Williamson - 238(264)&1w
Henry Nicholls - 157(291)
Daryl Mitchell - 102(112)*
Tim Southee - 2w
Matt Henry - 1w
2) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 26th - 30th December'2020
431/10 & 231/5d vs 239/10 & 271/10 (NZ won by 101 runs)
Kane Williamson - 131(297)
Tom Blundell - 64(107)
Henry Nicholls - 56(137)
Tom Latham - 53(112)
Tim Southee - 2w & 2w
Neil Wagner - 2w & 2w
Mohammad Rizwan - 71(142) & 60(191)
Naseem Shah - 3w & 1w
3) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 3rd - 7th December'2018
274/10 & 353/7d vs 348/10 & 156/10 (NZ won by 123 runs)
Kane Williamson - 89(176) & 139(283)
Henry Nicholls - 126(266)
Tim Southee - 1w & 3w
Ajaz Patel - 2w & 3w
Abdullah Shafique - 104(259)
Babar Azam - 51(114)
Hasan Ali - 1w & 1w
4) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 24th - 27th November'2018
418/5d vs 90/10 & 312/10 (PAK won by an innings & 16 runs)
Babar Azam - 127(263)
Hasan Ali - 3w & 1w
Tom Latham - 50(158)
Ajaz Patel - 1w
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet
PAK
Babar Azam - 40th highest run scorer (409), Avg (58.42) - 5M/9I
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 50th highest run scorer (358), Avg (32.54) - 8M/14I
NZ
Kane Williamson - 2nd highest run scorer (1242), Avg (59.14) - 12M/22I
Henry Nicholls - 23rd highest run scorer (580), Avg (52.72) - 7M/13I
Tim Southee - 7th highest wicket taker (37), Avg (30.94), SR (72.8) - 11M/22I
Neil Wagner - 38th highest wicket taker (16), Avg (24.25), SR (66) - 5M/9I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
2. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(17), 9(18)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 27(33), 22(54)
3. Kamran Ghulam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
4. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(21), 127(263)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 90(126), 62(109), 14(25)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 29(66)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 16(25), 13(21), 51(114)
5. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
6. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 61(71)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 71(142)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 10(18)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 13(33), 60(191)
7. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
8. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 5w, 3w, 1w
9. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
10. Zahid Mahmood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 3w
11. Mohammad Wasim Jr
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
12. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
13. Shan Masood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(57), 0(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(48), 10(42)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 4(5), 0(25)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 40(95), 0(8)
14. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
15. Nauman Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
16. Sarfaraz Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(24), 7(12), 30(45)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 112(195), 41(44), 2(4), 25(60)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 13(14), 37(39), 2(5)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 24(23), 19(21), 3(7), 28(41)
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Tom Latham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 137(269), 0(1), 13(38), 4(11), 4(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 103(222), 13(32), 1(19), 22(72), 33(71)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 9(35), 80(150), 0(1), 50(158), 10(57), 53(112)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 20(35), 9(25)
2. Will Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
3. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(125), 21(34), 32(86), 13(42), 63(112), 89(176), 129(297)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4), 192(244), 4(15), 28(37), 238(364)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 1(11), 15(43), 11(26), 42(88), 37(91), 30(41), 139(283), 21(33)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 23(45), 61(77)
4. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
5. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 102(112)&0w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 0w
6. Tom Blundell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(29)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(54)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 64(107)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
8. Neil Wagner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 3w, 2w, 2w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 3w
9. Ajaz Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 5w, 3w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
10. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 3w, 6w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w
11. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 0w, 2w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 2w, 2w
12. Henry Nicholls
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(52), 28(78), 1(13), 56(137)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(61), 0(2), 157(291)
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 26(59), 55(171), 77(187), 126(266), 11(5)
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
13. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
3rd Batting/4th Bowling - 1w
4th Batting/3rd Bowling - 0w
14. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
15. Blair Tickner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3rd Batting/4th Bowling -
4th Batting/3rd Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Abdullah Shafique - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 26, 18, 45, 14, 114, 6, 15, 55*, 155, 6, 99, 3, 3, 5, 114*, 32, 51, 36
2) Imam Ul Haq - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 60, 0, 121, 48, 43, 14, 33, 23, 8, 108, 25, 52, 5, 0, 90, 5*
3) Babar Azam - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 54, 78, 1, 75, 136, 4, 32, 53, 25, 6, 4, 4, 0, 6*
4) Saud Shakeel - LHB, Left Arm Slow
Last 10 - 53, 23, 63, 37r 0w, 76, 181, 43, 21, 23, 187*, 105, 0, 24, 158, 3, 2, 7, 18*
5) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 19, 30, 10, 29, 46, 15, 57, 32, 4, 49, 14, 4, 0*
6) Agha Salman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 21, 56, 0w, 53r 0w, 30r 1w, 158, 31r 1w, 31r 1w, 20r 2w, 103r 0w, 3, 2r 1w, 103r 1w, 44r 0w, 17r 0w, 13, 64r 0w, 26
7) Mohammad Nawaz - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 45r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w
8) Naseem Shah - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w
9) Mohammad Wasim Jr - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w
10) Zahid Mehmood - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 1w
11) Abrar Ahmed - LHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 4w, 4w, 7w, 3w, 0w, 6w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 3w, 5w, 4w, 5w, 5w, 6w
BENCH
12) Kamran Ghulam - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 118*, 92, 123*, 98*, 4, 81, 45, 1, 92, 7, 16
13) Nauman Ali - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 4w, 5w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w
14) Sarfaraz Ahmed - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 115, 56, 15, 22, 33, 15, 2, 1, 70*, 78, 0
15) Shan Masood - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 24, 30, 38, 3*, 24*, 2, 12, 44, 52*, 39, 19
16) Hasan Ali - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Babar Azam, Abrar Ahmed
B) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Tom Latham - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 35, 7, 17*, 145*, 59, 0, 25, 26, 143*
2) Will Young - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 15*, 128, 0, 37*, 1, 105, 0, 0, 75, 57, 12, 37, 30, 85, 3
3) Kane Williamson - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 0, 94*, 61, 46, 61, 40, 8, 23, 3
4) Devon Conway - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 35, 38, 24*, 59, 25, 21, 28, 3, 1
5) Tom Blundell - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 79, 13, 12, 3, 58, 105, 10, 56, 21, 15, 11
6) Daryl Mitchell - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0, 3w, 11, 10, 10, 53*, 31*, 3, 22
7) Michael Bracewell - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 0w, 11r 0w, 1r 2w, 0r 2w, 2w, 2w, 0r 0w, 12r 0w, 7r 0w
8) Neil Wagner - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 1w, 5w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w
9) Tim Southee - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w
10) Ajaz Patel - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 5w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 5w, 1w
11) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Matt Henry - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 5w, 4w, 3w, 4w, 4w, 3w
13) Henry Nicholls - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 19, 5, 40, 23, 89, 64, 0, 54, 0, 79, 17
14) Glenn Phillips - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 0w, 34r 0w, 54, 12, 6, 17, 62
15) Blair Tickner - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Kane Williamson, Tom Latham
Differential GL C/VC choices
PAK - Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Zahid Mehmood, Agha Salman, Shan Masood
NZ - Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi
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