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.