New Zealand vs Pakistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 35: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After suffering three successive defeats, New Zealand (NZ) now lock horns with Pakistan (PAK) in the ongoing sixteenth campaign of the World Cup. Match No. 35 is all set to take place on a doubleheader Saturday, November 04, 2023, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The BlackCaps won their opening four encounters but are now on a mini-slump while Pakistan has three victories in seven outings so far.

The runners-up from the last two editions, the Kiwis are suddenly suffering from bad form and are also hit by injuries. They suffered a body blow just before the day of the Pakistan clash with premier seamer Matt Henry ruled out of the remainder of the competition due to a hamstring injury. Tall pacer Kyle Jamieson has replaced him in the squad and may well find a place straightaway into the playing XI.

It has become a must-win game for the BlackCaps especially with Pakistan and Afghanistan just behind them and knocking on the door for a place in the final four. Having lost their previous four matches, Babar Azam and his men finally returned to winning ways when they defeated Bangladesh last time out. With Pakistan now also in the mix, this has suddenly turned out to be a mouth-watering and exciting fixture with both sides desperately looking for that two points.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 35 between New Zealand and Pakistan in the World Cup 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Kiwis and the Men in Green have met each other 115 times in ODI cricket with New Zealand winning on 51 occasions and Pakistan on 60. One game ended in a tie while the remaining three in no result.

10 – Fakhar Zaman (4990) needs ten runs to complete the landmark of 5000 runs in international cricket.

1 – Haris Rauf (149) needs just one scalp to reach 150 wickets in international matches.

4 – Mitchell Santner (246) requires four scalps to get to 250 wickets across formats.

2 – Trent Boult (598) needs two wickets to reach 600 scalps in international cricket.

3 – Lockie Ferguson (97) requires three scalps to get to 100 wickets in the ODI format.

52 – Tom Latham (3948) requires 52 runs to complete the milestone of 4000 runs in ODI cricket.

4 – Kyle Jamieson (96) needs four scalps to reach 100 wickets in international matches.

6 – James Neesham (94) is six sixes away from completing 100 maximums across formats.

1 – Hasan Ali (99) is one scalp away from reaching 100 wickets in one-day internationals.