Pakistan vs New Zealand 2009

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Pakistan vs New Zealand in UAE 2009 schedule, Kiwis in Abu-Dhabi and Dubai from November 03-13, 2009 and played three One-day international match and two twenty20 games against Pakistan. Read all information about NZ v Pak series schedule.

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Kiwis get 288-run target vs Pakistan

ABU DHABI: Pakistan gave 288-run target to New Zealand to win in the first of three one-day internationals at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first and scored not so impressive 287-9 runs in 50 overs.

Afridi hit 70 runs—the biggest score from any Pakistani players, followed by Kamaran Akmal 76 and Khalid Latif 64.

Malik, who scored a hundred against India in the Champions Trophy last month, was dropped to adjust a regular opener in Khalid Latif, while allrounder Abdul Razzaq also returned to the side after a two years gap.

New Zealand decided to leave out paceman Kyle Mills, who is nursing a shoulder injury.

The second and third matches will be played here on Friday and Monday.

Pakistan: Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Umer Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Ian Butler

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Kiwis get 288-run target vs Pakistan

ABU DHABI: Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Khalid Latif hit half-centuries to help Pakistan reach 287-9 in the first day-night international against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Dashing all-rounder Afridi hit a quickfire 50-ball 70 and opener Latif a snail-paced 64 to help Pakistan recover from a precarious 75-4 after Younus Khan won the toss and opted to bat on a flat pitch.

Akmal gave the innings final touches with a belligerent 43-ball 67 laced with four sixes and five boundaries as Pakistan ran rampage, collecting 107 in the last ten overs.

Afridi, vice captain of the side, was instrumental in initially stepping up the run-rate with his bold hitting as he smashed three sixes and four boundaries during his 30th half-century.

He added 101 runs for the fifth wicket with Latif after New Zealand paceman Shane Bond dismissed opener Salman Butt and Younus -- both without scoring -- in his incisive five-over spell.

Latif, who scored 19 in his only previous one-day in January last year, was also involved in a 57-run stand for the third wicket with Mohammad Yousuf, who shaped well for his 30 before being run out.

Afridi hit Vettori for a six before smashing two off successive deliveries off Nathan McCullum. He hit Bond for a straight drive to reach half-century off 36 deliveries, his first after 33 matches.

Afridi''s last ODI fifty came against Zimbabwe at Multan last year.

Paceman Jacob Oram finally got Afridi off a miscued shot, caught at short fine-leg in the 39th over to break a repair-damaging partnership. Latif followed, bowled by Vettori''s viscious arm ball two overs later.

Latif hit only two boundaries during his 112-ball knock.

Kamran''s innings was special as he made full use of the power-play, and added 86 off just 37 balls for the seventh wicket with Abdul Razzaq, who made 20-ball 26.

The three-match one-day series was relocated to Abu Dhabi after New Zealand refused to tour Pakistan over security fears.

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Pakistan Win By 138 rUNS Yuppyyyyyyy

man of the match: Shahid Afridi

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Pakistan routs Kiwis by 138 runs

ABU DHABI: Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 138 runs in the first of three one-day internationals at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Tuesday.


Earlier, Pakistan gave 288-run target to New Zealand to win in a match in which Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first and scored not so impressive 287-9 runs in 50 overs.

Afridi hit 70 runs—the biggest score from any Pakistani players, followed by Kamaran Akmal 76 and Khalid Latif 64.

Malik, who scored a hundred against India in the Champions Trophy last month, was dropped to adjust a regular opener in Khalid Latif, while allrounder Abdul Razzaq also returned to the side after a two years gap.

New Zealand decided to leave out paceman Kyle Mills, who is nursing a shoulder injury.

The second and third matches will be played here on Friday and Monday.

Pakistan: Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Umer Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Ian Butler

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Afridi helps Pakistan sink New Zealand

ABU DHABI: Shahid Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan''s 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international here on Tuesday.

Afridi''s 50-ball 71 supplemented by Kamran Akmal''s undefeated 43-ball 67 and Khalid Latif''s steady maiden fifty lifted Pakistan to an imposing 287-9 before they shot New Zealand out for 149 in the 40th over.

The victory, which gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match one-day series, was also a sweet revenge for the winners who lost to New Zealand in the Champions Trophy semi-final last month.

The remaining two matches will be played here on Friday and Monday, before the two teams move to Dubai for two Twenty20 internationals on November 12 and 13.

Chasing a daunting target, New Zealand were never on course as Gul shook them by bowling Brendon McCullum (21) and Martin Guptill (four) by the tenth over.

Teenager Mohammad Aamir accounted for Ross Taylor (nought) and Abdul Razzaq sent Scot Styris (five) back as New Zealand reeled at 50-4.

Aaron Redmond (52) and Daniel Vettori (38) provided the only resistance during a 69-run fifth wicket stand before five wickets fell for 10 runs.

Earlier, it was Akmal who gave Pakistan''s innings the final touches with a belligerent 43-ball 67 laced with four sixes and five boundaries as Pakistan ran rampant, making 107 in the last ten overs.

He built on vice-captain Afridi''s innings, who was instrumental in initially stepping up the run-rate with his bold hitting as he smashed three sixes and four boundaries during his 30th half-century.

Afridi added 101 runs for the fifth wicket with Latif after New Zealand paceman Shane Bond dismissed opener Salman Butt and Younus - both without scoring - in his incisive five-over spell.

Latif, who scored 19 in his only previous one-day match in January last year, was also involved in a 57-run stand for the third wicket with Mohammad Yousuf, who shaped well for his 30 before being run out.

Afridi hit Vettori for a six before smashing two off successive deliveries off Nathan McCullum. He hit Bond for a straight drive to reach his half-century off 36 deliveries, his first in 33 matches.

Afridi''s last ODI fifty came against Zimbabwe at Multan last year.

Latif hit only two boundaries during his 112-ball knock.

Kamran''s innings was special as he made full use of the power-play, and added 86 off just 37 balls for the seventh wicket with Abdul Razzaq, who made 20-ball 26.

The limited over series was relocated to Abu Dhabi after New Zealand refused to tour Pakistan over security fears.

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Pakistan v New Zealand in 2nd ODI at Abu Dhabi today

ABU DHABI: Pakistan and New Zealand will feature in the second ODI at Abu Dhabi today.

Pakistan leads the series 1-0 and a win here will give them an unassailable lead in the three-game series.

The first game on the same ground had seen Pakistan pile up 287 after batting first on a track that was marginally slow to bat on and on which 200 was said to be a fighting total.

That also underlined the problems that the New Zealand side faced with their bowling attack in the game, having lost Kyle Mills and James Franklin to injuries before the game.

And with Pakistan possessing an attack that looks to be one of the better ones in the world, Coral offers 1/2 for their win as compared to 7/4 (888Sport) for the Kiwis to go into the final game with the series alive.

The Pakistani selection in the first game came as a surprise to many an expert.

Khalid Latif (5/1 at Ladbrokes to top the batting for his side) was preferred as the opener and he went on to bat through 40 overs for his half century.

He looked like having got the top score for the innings, till Shahid Afridi (8/1 at Betfred to be Pakistan’s best batsman) and Kamran Akmal (7/1 at 888Sport to be Pakistan’s batsman) upset the Kiwi bowlers’ calculations.

The pair played two of the best innings in the ODI format under the circumstances, and the strike-rates of almost 150 each meant that the Pakistanis managed to get to their extraordinary total.

Despite Younus Khan’s woeful touch with the bat – he was dismissed for a duck by Shane Bond – Boylesports has him as the favourite – 4/1 – to top the Pakistani batting line-up.

The New Zealand batting was listless.

Except for a grinding innings of 52 by Aaron Redmond (5/1 at Totesport to top the Kiwi batting), and a usual face-saving effort of 38 by their skipper Daniel Vettori (12/1 at Betfred to top the batting), the rest of the batting fell away.

Brendon McCullum (4/1 at Sky Bet to top the New Zealand batting) had been one of the strongest hitters of the cricket ball, but he has been going through a rather lean patch; probably caught between the want to play his natural game and bat through the innings.

It will need McCullum to fire along with the bookies’ favourite to be the best batsman for New Zealand, Ross Taylor (7/2 at Coral) for them to have any hope of squaring the series.

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Kiwis elect to bat first vs Pakistan

ABU DHABI: New Zealand Friday won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second one-dayer.

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NZ win toss, elect to bat in 2nd ODI vs Pakistan

ABU DHABI: Pakistan brought back middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik after New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Friday.

Malik was rested in the first match on Tuesday which Pakistan won by 138 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Allrounder Malik replaced young batsman Umer Akmal.

Paceman Kyle Mills returned for New Zealand after missing the first match due to a sore shoulder as one of two changes in the side. Also included was Neil Broom with Ian Butler and Nathan McCullum dropped.

The third match will be played here on Monday.

Squads:
Pakistan: Younus Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Neil Broom, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Kyle Mills

Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Zameer Haider (PAK), Tv Umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM).

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Kiwis elect to bat first vs Pakistan

ABU DHABI: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second one-dayer at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Friday.

Pakistan brought back middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik, who was rested in the first match on Tuesday which Pakistan won by 138 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Malik replaced batsman Umer Akmal.

Paceman Kyle Mills returned for New Zealand after missing the first match due to a sore shoulder as one of two changes in the side. Also included was Neil Broom with Ian Butler and Nathan McCullum dropped.

The third match will be played here on Monday.

Squads:
Pakistan: Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon McCullum, Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Neil Broom, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Kyle Mills

Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Zameer Haider (PAK)
Tv Umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)