Last Update: January 09, 2023, 18:28 IST
Kane Williamson has a strange look after being cleaned up by Usama Mir.
The ball bowled in the 13th over of the Kiwi innings took Williamson completely by surprise. On pitching, the ball went just a whiff and Williamson’s face was telling the story when he went to the off stump of the Kiwi skipper.
Kiwi captain Kane Williamson was troubled by the spin of Usama Mir as the Pakistani debutant took his maiden ODI wicket during the first ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium Karachi. Mir was named in the Pakistan squad for the first ODI and soon made his presence felt with his leg spin, in fact shortly after being handed the Pakistan cap by spin bowling coach Saqlain Mushtaq.
The ball bowled in the 13th over of the Kiwi innings took Williamson completely by surprise. On the pitch the ball went just a whiff away and landed on the Kiwi skipper’s off stump with Williamson’s face telling the story, which looked an unnerving look. He was dismissed for 26 off 39, with New Zealand struggling at 69/3. “Fantastic start to Usma Mir’s ODI career! Kane Williamson is Usama’s first ODI wicket,” Real PCB captioned their post on Instagram.
Earlier Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl on a pitch as play was expected to progress further. He turned out to be right as the Pakistan spinner bought off the strip, with Williamson failing to read the turn and then Daryl Mitchell, who was bowled across the edge by Mohammad Nawaz.
Pakistan put New Zealand in to bat in the first ODI
Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and sent New Zealand into bat on Monday in the first Day-Night International in Karachi.
Pakistan handed the ODI cap to 27-year-old leg-spinner Usama Mir after showing good form in the home matches, while New Zealand included 26-year-old all-rounder Henry Shipley in his international debut.
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The teams will also meet in Karachi both on Wednesday and Friday.
New Zealand, runner-up in the last World Cup in 2019, having won 10 of their 16 ODIs last year.
They have been dominant against Pakistan, winning 12 of the last 15 ODIs between the two teams.
ready for 2023 world cup India later this year.
Teams:
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Sohail, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usma Mir, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
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