Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025 3rd ODI

 

Pakistan lost the ODI series 3-0 to New Zealand by losing the third ODI by 43 runs. As compared to previous two matches this ODI was a closely fought one. Infact Pakistan lost all matches on tour because of their expensive bowling and that put too much pressure on their batting. 

Having said that even with the experienced duo in their batting of ODIs on this tour that is Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan, our twenty20 team played infact better cricket than our ODI team and were more successful than our ODI side by winning atleast one match. Babar Azam was the main stay in our batting of ODIs as we witnessed in the first ODI and Third ODI our batting collapsed whenever Babar Azam was dismissed.

In the end what I would like to say is that we atleast didnt have a winless tour as we won just one Twenty20 match in the entire tour.

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025 2nd ODI

 

 

Pakistan were outclassed by 84 runs in the 2nd ODI by New Zealand. Pakistan are clearly missing the services of Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub and their batting is nothing without them. When Pakistan's tailenders can recover Pakistan from 32 for 5 to 208 all out then our top order batsmen should have performed a lot better. 

This wasnt a 292 run pitch and the Pakistani bowlers after having New Zealand at 170 for 5 at one stage should have restricted New Zealand to a much lower total. Pakistan also had better of the bowling conditions but they didnt take advantage of it. Our bowling has proved to be expensive in every match of the tour so far and there seems to be no respite from it. 

In the end what I would like to say that Pakistan will do well if they can avoid being whitewashed 3-0 in the ODI series.