Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore Cricket Stadium) will host three games in the T20I series of the PAK vs. NZ series, know the pitch report today and T20 records
The first three games of the five-match series between the two countries will be held in Lahore and the remaining two matches will be held at Rawalpindi.
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore pitch report today, weather, T20 records, average score, stats for PAK vs NZ T20 series 2023
The New Zealand cricket team has returned to the country for a 10-game tour that will last a month. The first T20I game will be played in Lahore. The vital statistics of Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, including the pitch report, T20 records, and last match scorecard, are sought by fantasy game players.
A recent T20I series between Pakistan and Afghanistan ended in a 2-1 loss for Pakistan. Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, three of Pakistan’s top players, missed the series against AFG but have since returned to the group.
Due to their star players’ commitments to play in the IPL, the Kiwi team will face a fully-fledged Babar-led squad. Tom Latham has been selected to serve as the tour’s skipper.
Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium Pitch Report
The surface at the Lahore ground is well-distributed and can benefit both batters and bowlers. Only once in 18 T20 international matches did 200 runs in total get scored. In terms of T20I cricket, the batting first side often scores around 170 here. A side would like to bat first on the Gaddafi Stadium’s pitch because it has been observed in recent games that chasing gets difficult here.
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan weather forecasted for the next 10 days will have maximum temperature of 46°c / 114°f on Wed 26. Min temperature will be 22°c
T20I Records at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore
International T20 matches have been played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore since 2015. The most recent men’s T20I at the location took place in October 2022 between Pakistan and England.
- Total T20I matches played: 18
- Matches won by the team batting first: 9
- Matches won by the team batting second: 9
- Highest team score while batting first: England – 209/3 (20) vs Pakistan, 2022
- Lowest team score while batting first: Bangladesh – 136/6 (20) vs Pakistan, 2020
- Biggest total chased: Pakistan chased 172 vs Zimbabwe, in 2015
- Lowest Score Defended: Sri Lanka defended 147 vs Pakistan, in 2019
- Gaddafi Stadium Lahore average score in T20I: 167
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Tabraiz Shamsi – 4/25 vs Pakistan, 2021
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Dwaine Pretorius – 5/17 vs Pakistan, 2021
- Highest score by a batsman: Mohammad Rizwan – 104*(64) vs South Africa, 2021
PSL 2023 Records at Lahore Cricket Stadium
This year, Lahore played host to nine Pakistan Super League games, and strangely, all but one of those games were won by the team that batted first.
- Total matches played: 9
- Matches won by the team batting first: 8
- Matches won by the team batting second: 1
- Highest team score while batting first: Lahore Qalandars – 241/3 (20) vs Peshawar Zalmi
- Lowest team score while batting first: Lahore Qalandars – 148/10 (19.2) vs Quetta Gladiators
- Biggest total chased: Lahore Qalandars chased 171 vs Peshawar Zalmi
- Lowest Score Defended: Lahore Qalandars defended 142 vs Quetta Gladiators
- Lahore Cricket Stadium’s average score in PSL 2023: 186
- Best bowling figures for a spinner: Rashid Khan (Lahore) – 3/15 vs Multan
- Best bowling figures for a pacer: Shaheen Afridi (Lahore – 5/40 vs Peshawar
- Highest score by a batsman: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore) – 94(45) vs Peshawar
Lahore Matches During New Zealand’s Visit To Pakistan
Lahore will host the series’ opening three Twenty20 games. The final two T20 games will be played at Rawalpindi Stadium.
| Date | Match | Time |
| 14 April | 1st T20I | 9:30 PM |
| 15 April | 2nd T20I | 9:30 PM |
| 17 April | 3rd T20I | 9:30 PM |
Lahore Qalandars took home the championship after narrowly winning the game by one run in the PSL 2023 final held here.
| Lahore Qalandars: 200-6 (20) | Multan Sultans: 199-8 (20) |
| Abdullah Safique: 65(40) | Rilee Rossouw: 52(32) |
| Shaheen Afridi: 44*(15) | Mohammad Rizwan: 34(23) |
| Fakhar Zaman: 39(34) | Khushdil Shah: 25(12) |
| Usama Mir: 3 – 0 – 24 – 3 | Shaheen Afridi: 4 – 0 – 51 – 4 |
| Khushdil Shah: 2 – 0 – 11 – 1 | Rashid Khan: 4 – 0 – 26 – 2 |
| Ihsanullah: 3 – 0 – 37 – 1 | David Wiese: 4 – 0 – 31 – 1 |
Match Day!
🏏 2nd T20I 🇵🇰🆚🇳🇿
⏰ 09:00 PM PKT
🏟️ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 15, 2023
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