It has been a good start for Pakistan so far as they have removed both the openers, who failed to convert their positive starts. Hugo Bogue is the latest to depart for 39 off 27.
It has been a good start for Pakistan so far as they have removed both the openers, who failed to convert their positive starts. Hugo Bogue is the latest to depart for 39 off 27.
Ali Raza gets the big fish Marco Alpe with an exceptional lbw and the Kiwi opener has to walk back for just 2 runs off 7. Tom Jones is the new man in.
Here we go for the 1st innings of this Super 6 tie between Pakistan and New Zealand in Harare. Hugo Bogue and Marco Alpe open the innings and have scored 11 runs in the first 12 balls.
New Zealand Playing XI: Marco Alpe (WK), Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones (C), Snehith Reddy, Jacob Cotter, Brandon Matzopoulos, Jaskaran Sandhu, Callum Samson, Mason Clarke, Hunter Shore, Luke Harrison
Pakistan Playing XI: Sameer Minhas, Hamza Zahoor (WK), Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf (C), Huzaifa Ahsan, Mohammad Shayan, Abdul Subhan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Pakistan squad: Sameer Minhas, Ali Hassan Baloch, Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousaf(c), Huzaifa Ahsan, Hamza Zahoor(w), Abdul Subhan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Sayyam, Ali Raza, Mohammad Shayan, Daniyal Ali Khan, Umar Zaib, Niqab Shafiq
New Zealand squad: Aryan Mann, Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones(c), Snehith Reddy, Marco Alpe(w), Jacob Cotter, Jaskaran Sandhu, Callum Samson, Selwin Sanjay, Flynn Morey, Mason Clarke, Hunter Shore, Harry Waite, Luke Harrison, Harry Burns, Brandon Matzopoulos
The Harare Sports Club is a pacer’s paradise. Fast bowlers have more effective than spinners here recently. The surface offers significant carry and seam movement with the new ball. The average score at this venue is around 230.
Harare will be mostly cloudy today with a high of 26°C and a low of 16°C. There is a 25% chance of rain during the daytime, and humidity is expected to be around 59% with a light southeast wind at 4 mph.
This is the start of our live blog, stay tuned for the build-up, real-time updates and scores.
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