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New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2023

Pakistan lost the dead rubber ODI of the five-ODI series by 47 runs to New Zealand and missed out on a chance to complete clean sweep. Babar Azam finally reacts to Mohammad Rizwan wish to bat at no.4 in ODIs

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'This is a team where no player says I want to...' Babar Azam finally reacts to Mohammad Rizwan's wish to bat at no.4 in ODIs

New Zealand salvaged some pride and avoided an embarrassing whitewash as they defeated Pakistan by 47 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi on May 7 (Sunday).

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Pakistan drop to 3rd place in ICC ODI Rankings two days after becoming World No.1 for the first time in history

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PAK vs NZ: New Zealand salvage pride, avoid whitewash despite Iftikhar Ahmed's unbeaten 94-run cameo

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on May 5 became the fastest to 5,000 ODI runs leaving Hashim Amla, Virat Kohli and Viv Richards behind.

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'Babar is no less than Don Bradman': Ramiz Raja hails Pakistan skipper as statistically best player in the world

Babar Azam-led Pakistan scripted history as they became World no.1 in ODI rankings for the first time ever after thrashing New Zealand by 102 runs in the fourth ODI in Karachi on Friday (May 5).

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PAK vs NZ: Babar's Pakistan create history, rock New Zealand to become world no. 1 in ODI rankings for first time ever

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam scripted history as he has created yet another World Record in the ODIs.

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Record Alert: Babar Azam creates another World record, eclipses Kohli, Richards, Amla to become ODI's ‘RUNSMITH’

Tom Latham-led New Zealand have not been able to register a single win in the five-ODI series.

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New Zealand all-rounder Cole McConchie breaks 8-year-old record on ODI debut with half-century against Pakistan in failed run chase

On the back of a complete team performance, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 26 runs in the third ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi on May 3 (Wednesday) and took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

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PAK vs NZ: Complete team performance helps Pakistan take an unassailable 3-0 lead over New Zealand

Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan played the perfect supporting role for opener Fakhar Zaman as the hosts pulled off their highest ODI run chase on April 29.

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'I am not happy batting at number five': Mohammad Rizwan wants to bat up the order in ODIs but doesn’t believe in complaining

Fakhar Zaman's unbeaten 180 stole Daryl Mitchell's thunder as Pakistan chased down 337 with seven wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on April 29.

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PAK vs NZ 2nd ODI: Fakhar Zaman's record-breaking 180-run knock helps Pakistan pull off their second-biggest ODI run chase

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Sunil Narine's all-around performance helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to keep their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs hopes alive.

KKR defeated DC by 14 runs. 

KKR will now face RR on May 4 in Jaipur. 

Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates after taking the wicket of Tristan Stubbs of Delhi Capitals during the 2025 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2025 updated points table after DC vs KKR match: Sunil Narine's all-round performance keeps KKR's playoff hopes alive after 14-run win against DC

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Ajinkya Rahane lauds Sunil Narine after KKR's win vs DC. 

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Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell (C) celebrates with teammate Sunil Narine (L) and captain Ajinkya Rahane after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Nitish Kumar Reddy during the Indian Premier League

'When they lost three wickets in the middle, I thought...': Ajinkya Rahane gives credit to Sunil Narine for KKR's nail-biter win against DC

Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. 

KKR beat DC by 14 runs. 

Axar Patel indirectly blames bowlers after team's 14 run defeat against KKR. 

: Axar Patel of Delhi Capitals (2nd R) celebrates after taking the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2025 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders 

Axar Patel of Delhi Capitals (2nd R) celebrates after taking the wicket of Venkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2025 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders

'We gave away 15-20 runs too...': DC captain Axar Patel indirectly blames bowlers after team's 14-run loss against KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs to stay in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium to stay in the playoffs race. 

KKR defeated DC by 14 runs to stay in IPL 2025 playoffs race. 

Sunil Narine (R) of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Tristan Stubbs of Delhi Capitals with teammates during the 2025 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are currently at number 10 in the points table with just two wins in nine outings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

CSK are currently on 10th position in points table.

CSK will face PBKS for their 10th clash of IPL 2025. 

Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket with Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana

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Their star left-back sustained an injury ahead of a critical clash against Celta Vigo.

Real Madrid suffers major blow as their star player gets injured ahead of Celta Vigo La Liga clash

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Italian Open 2025 amid a struggling season. Discover the reasons behind his shocking exit.

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New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2023

New Zealand tour of Pakistan

2023

T20, ODI
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14 Apr - 07 May

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