Harare: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup Super Six round match at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Samir Minhas, Hamza Zahoor (WK), Usman Khan, Ahmed Hussain, Farhan Yousuf (c), Husayfa Ahsan, Mohammad Shayan, Abdul Subhan, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Syam and Ali Raza.
New Zealand: Marco Albe (week), Hugo Bogue, Tom Jones (catch), Sinehit Reddy, Jacob Kotter, Brandon Matsopoulos, Jaskaran Sandhu, Kalam Samson, Mason Clarke, Hunter Shore and Luke Harrison.
Face-to-face Registration:
Pakistan and New Zealand have faced each other 16 times, with the boys in green dominating with 12 wins, while the Kiwis have won four.
- Matches played: 16
- Pakistan U19 Won: 12
- New Zealand U19 Won: 4
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in the last encounter between the two sides in the 2024 U19 World Cup.
Batting first, New Zealand were bowled out for 140 runs in 38 overs, while Pakistan reached the target without losing a wicket in 25.2 overs.
Form Guide:
Following group-stage victories over Scotland and Zimbabwe, Pakistan will aim to beat New Zealand and secure a semi-final berth.
Meanwhile, winless New Zealand will be looking for their first win, despite falling short of a top-four finish.
Pakistan U19: W, W, L, W, NR (Most recent first)
New Zealand U19: L, NR, NR, L, L