PAK vs NZ: Pakistan Lose Top Spot in ODI Rankings After Losing to New Zealand
akistan lost their World No. 1 spot after going down to an under-strength New Zealand by 47 runs in the fifth and final one-day international which denied the home side Pakistan a clean sweep of the series in Karachi on Sunday.
Pakistan slipped to No. 3 in the ODI rankings behind Australia and India after it was bowled out for 252 in 46.1 overs — its lowest total in the series — as run-machine Babar Azam went for just one run in his 100th ODI in the final game.
Pakistan rose to the top of the ODI rankings after it won the fourth game of the series on Friday, but needed a 5-0 sweep to retain its No. 1 spot.
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Half centuries by Will Young (87) and captain Tom Latham (59) formed the backbone of New Zealand’s total of 299 in 49.3 overs after Latham won his third successive toss in the Karachi-leg of the series, but decided to bat first for the first time.
Middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed missed out on his first ODI century and made a fighting unbeaten 94 off 72 balls after Pakistan’s top-order stuttered for the first time in the series.
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