PAK vs NZ Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Rawalpindi Stadium– 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2024

Rawalpindi hosts the PAK vs NZ first T20I on April 18, Thursday. The match starts at 8 pm IST. The two teams play a five-match T20I series for the third time now in the last two years. 

Pakistan drew the first T20I series in April last year under Babar Azam. Under Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan lost 4-1. The upcoming series will be the third series now. 

The series will help Pakistan prepare for the T20 World Cup. Mohammed Amir and Imad Wasim are already out with their retirements.

They will be playing in this series and will prepare themselves for the tournament. Amir picked up 10 wickets for the Quetta Gladiators in the PSL. Wasim also picked up 12 wickets and scored 126 runs for the scored 126 runs in the tournament.

New Zealand will be led by Michael Bracewell. They are sending a particularly second-string team to play against Pakistan. Several of their regular players are playing in the IPL while some others have opted out of the series. Injuries to Finn Allen and Adam Milne have further weakened the Kiwi team before the start of the series. 

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The two teams have played 39 T20Is with Pakistan winning 21 and New Zealand 17 games. Five more games will take the tally to 44 T20I matches between the two sides, the most among two cricketing teams. Eventually, they will play 50 T20I matches between themselves. 

PAK vs NZ Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Rawalpindi Stadium– 1st T20I, New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2024

PAK vs NZ Weather Report Of Rawalpindi

Currently, the weather conditions are cloudier and cooler in Rawalpindi with a 95 percent chance of rain. The match starts at 7.30 pm local time.

The temperatures by then will drop down to 18 degrees and the weather conditions will remain cloudy. There is a very big chance of rain in the daytime and the wet ground condition might delay the start of the team. 

PAK vs NZ Pitch Analysis

The pitch is generally a good one for batting. All the venues in Pakistan in the PSL 2024 were belters. Matches produced scores of over 250 regularly on many occasions and on some occasions, they were chased down as well. In T20I international cricket though the average first innings score is around 155 which is generally chased down in the second innings. 

Weather Impact on PAK vs NZ 1st T20I 

There is a 95 percent chance of rain during the daytime in Rawalpindi. In the evening, the chance of rain drops down to 25 degrees. The first T20I starts at 7.30 pm local time. In case the ground conditions are wet, the match might get delayed. 

Conclusion

There will be heavy rain in Rawalpindi in the daytime which might prevent the start of the match from 7.30 pm IST local time. This series is the start of the preparations for the T20 World Cup in June 2024. Babar Azam is reinstated as captain and it will be interesting to see how he goes.

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