The New Zealand cricket team toured Pakistan in December 2022 and January 2023 to play two Test matches and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, and the ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3]
| New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 | |||
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| Pakistan | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 26 December 2022 – 13 January 2023 | ||
| Captains | Babar Azam |
Tim Southee (Tests) Kane Williamson (ODIs) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sarfaraz Ahmed (335) | Tom Latham (281) | |
| Most wickets | Abrar Ahmed (11) | Ish Sodhi (13) | |
| Player of the series | Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (182) | Kane Williamson (164) | |
| Most wickets | Naseem Shah (8) | Tim Southee (6) | |
| Player of the series | Devon Conway (NZ) | ||
In April 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place.[4][5] Following the tour, New Zealand returned to Pakistan in April 2023, to play five ODIs and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, to make up for the series that was postponed in September 2021.[6][7][8][9]
In October 2022, the PCB announced the fixtures for the tour.[10] Initially, the second Test was scheduled to be played in Multan,[11] but later shifted to Karachi because of poor weather conditions in Multan.[12] On 24 December 2022, the PCB confirmed the revised fixtures, with all the matches being played in Karachi.[13]
Ahead of the Test series, Tim Southee was appointed as New Zealand's Test captain, [14] after Kane Williamson stepped down from his role.[15]
Squads
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Pakistan[18]
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New Zealand[19]
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On 24 December 2022, Mir Hamza, Sajid Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani were added to Pakistan's Test squad.[20]
New Zealand's Adam Milne and Matt Henry were ruled out from ODI series due to injuries, with Blair Tickner and Doug Bracewell named as their respective replacements.[21][22][23]
Test series
edit1st Test
edit26–30 December 2022
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 8.3 overs of play were lost on Day 5 due to bad light.
- Ish Sodhi (NZ) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[24]
- New Zealand scored its highest test score against Pakistan in Pakistan.
- Agha Salman (Pak) scored his maiden Test century.
- World Test Championship points: Pakistan 4, New Zealand 4.
2nd Test
edit2–6 January 2023
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Saud Shakeel (Pak) scored his maiden century in Test cricket.
- World Test Championship points: Pakistan 4, New Zealand 4.
ODI series
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Usama Mir (Pak) and Henry Shipley (NZ) both made their ODI debuts.
- World Cup Super League points: Pakistan 10, New Zealand 0.
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Pakistan 0.
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamran Ghulam (Pak) made his ODI debut as concussion substitute for Haris Sohail.[25]
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Pakistan 0.
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- ^ "New Zealand to tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23 to make up for postponed series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand to return to Pakistan twice in 2022-23". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Revised itinerary of New Zealand's white-ball tour of Pakistan". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Rawalpindi to host two ODIs against New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "PCB unveils details of New Zealand's two Tests, eight ODIs and five T20Is in Pakistan". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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- ^ "Second Pakistan vs New Zealand Test moved from Multan to Karachi because of weather concerns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Update to Pakistan v New Zealand series schedule". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Southee to lead as New Zealand name new-look Test squad for Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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- ^ "Sodhi & Phillips return to Test squad, Tickner retained". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan name 16-player squad for New Zealand ODIs". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Different captains, major recalls as New Zealand name ODI squads for Pakistan, India tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Sajid Khan among three players added to Pakistan squad for New Zealand Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Adam Milne withdrawn from New Zealand's ODI series in Pakistan and India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Injured Matt Henry out of ODIs in Pakistan, India; Boult 'out of the picture' for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Bracewell called into ODI squads". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Sodhi's maiden fifer keeps NZ in the hunt". Cricbuzz. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "PAK vs NZ: Kamran Ghulam named concussion substitute for Haris Sohail". Crictracker. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.