Pakistan vs New Zealand ODI Series 2014 Schedule


Pakistan and New Zealand are all set to meet up in a duel in the final quarter of 2014. An ODI series have been organized between the teams that would be played at United Arab Emirates. The article here discusses on Pakistan Versus New Zealand ODI series 2014.

The Pakistan V New Zealand 2014 ODI series will involve 5 One Day International cricket matches. The first one is dated for December 8. There is a good 3 day gap till the 2nd ODI which is on December 12. The third ODI will commence a day after on December 14 and there is a 2 day break till the 4th match which is December 17. The last ODI of the series is fixed for December 19. The matches would be played at 3 eminent cricket stadiums of UAE- the legendary Sharjah, Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Stadium at Abu Dhabi. All the matches would start from 11:00 GMT.  The first ODI would be hosted at Dubai International Cricket Stadium while the last match would be hosted at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium.  

The Pakistan ODI team is led by Misbah-ul-Haq and Moin Khan is the team coach. The Pak squad holds 6th rank in ICC ODI rankings. On the other side, the New Zealand cricket team is headed by Brendon McCullum and Mike Hesson is the team coach. The team holds 7th rank in ICC ODI rankings. 

Pakistan v New Zealand matches always assure amazing action display which is sure to be echoed by the upcoming UAE hosted ODI series. Both the participants are seasoned and eminent squads and hence the spectators are likely to relish 5 super-tough matches. However, Pakistan is slightly ahead of the Kiwis at present in terms of ODI rankings and hence the matches would be harder for New Zealand.
Series Result New Zealand Won the 5 Match ODI Series By 3-2
Player Of the Series Kane Stuart Williamson
Start Date 2014-12-08
End Date 2014-12-19

Schedule

Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st ODI Match 2014
Match 1
Date - 2014-12-08
Day - Monday
Time - 15:00(Local)

Scorecard
Pakistan
Player of the Match
Haris Sohail
New Zealand Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Match 2014
Match 2
Date - 2014-12-12
Day - Friday
Time - 15:00(Local)

Scorecard
Pakistan
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
New Zealand Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd ODI Match 2014
Match 3
Date - 2014-12-14
Day - Sunday
Time - 15:00(Local)

Scorecard
Pakistan
Player of the Match
Ahmed Shehzad
New Zealand Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Pakistan vs New Zealand 4th ODI Match 2014
Match 4
Date - 2014-12-17
Day - Wednesday
Time - 15:00(Local)

Scorecard
Pakistan
Player of the Match
Kane Williamson
New Zealand Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Pakistan vs New Zealand 5th ODI Match 2014
Match 5
Date - 2014-12-19
Day - Friday
Time - 15:00(Local)

Scorecard
Pakistan
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
New Zealand Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Teams
Pakistan New Zealand

Squad

Pakistan Team Squad
Misbah ul Haq Asad Shafiq Mohammad Hafeez Nasir Jamshed
Mohammad Irfan Sarfaraz Ahmed Umar Gul Younis Khan
Haris Sohail Ahmed Shehzad Shahid Afridi Umar Akmal
Wahab Riaz Zulfiqar Babar Sohail Tanvir Anwar Ali
Bilawal Bhatti

New Zealand Team Squad
Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Tom Latham Dean Brownlie
Daniel Vettori Martin Guptill Mitchell McClenaghan Nathan McCullum
Jimmy Neesham Kyle Mills Luke Ronchi Corey Anderson
Adam Milne Anton Devcich Matt Henry