New Zealand vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023: Bengaluru weather forecast, pitch report, head to head, live streaming details

New Zealand’s undefeated streak in the ICC ODI World Cup was brought to a screeching halt by India. Ever since that loss, their campaign has gone off the rails with back-to-back losses to Australia and South Africa. With three consecutive defeats, New Zealand will be keen to make a comeback when they take on Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup encounter.

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This high-profile game will take place at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 4 November. New Zealand now occupies the fourth position with 8 points in 7 matches.

On the other hand, Pakistan ended their four-match losing streak in their previous fixture by defeating Bangladesh in Kolkata. Babar Azam and his team finally found their bearings by first restricting Bangladesh to a subpar total of 204 runs with their strong bowling performance and then chasing it down with ease by losing just 3 wickets.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Bengaluru weather forecast

The New Zealand vs Pakistan match in Bengaluru might be hampered by rain. The temperature is likely to range from 20°C to 27°C, with humidity expected to be in the range of 73-89 percent. The wind speed is projected to be around 12-16 km/h.

Around 2 PM, there’s a 51 per cent chance of precipitation, with AccuWeather forecasting 2.4mm of rain. Also, AccuWeather predicts a 56 per cent chance of a thunderstorm around 5 PM.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Bengaluru pitch report

The ICC has picked three surfaces at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru for this World Cup. These red soil pitches have been awesome for the batters right through. However, there will also be assistance for the spinners as the match progresses. Dew might not be a huge factor and hence, the captain winning the toss could opt to bat first.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Head to head

New Zealand and Pakistan have locked horns in 115 matches so far in ODIs. While Pakistan have won 60 matches, New Zealand have come on top in 51 matches. Three matches have had no result.

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Live streaming details

The New Zealand vs Pakistan match will be shown live on the Star Sports Network. The NZ vs PAK match will also be live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar in India.