NZ VS Pak World Cup

New Zealand 163/4 (40.1 ov)
Pakistan
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
ICC Cricket World Cup - 24th Match, Group A
ODI no. 3123 | 2010/11 season
Played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
8 March 2011 - day/night (50-over match)

PALLEKELE: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to Bat first against Pakistan in the final game of the World Cup group match here in Pallekele International Stadium on Tuesday.

Pakistan made two changes to the team back fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and left arm spinner Abdur Rehman, replacing Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal.

New Zealand has brought Jamie How and Jacob Oram rather unwell Jesse Ryder and Hamish Bennett in two shifts of the parties which beat Zimbabwe's seven wickets in their last match.

Pakistanis won all their three World Cup and will look to further consolidate their pole position in Pool to tame the black hats, which they beat 3-2 in the six-match one-day international series in New Zealand last month.

New Zealand off the field after what was a highly clinical 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, following seven wicket defeat against world champion Australia.

The newly built stadium will Pallekele 178-th one-day international place. His move was under the attention and can play an important role in the outcome of today's match. It would seem difficult and is likely to provide boilers with more bounce than many of the other World Cup wickets.

Teams:
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul Ahmed Shahzad

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum (WK), Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Jacob Oram.