Pakistan 15 man squad has left for the 2015 Cricket World Cup which will be taking place in February this year and Pakistan will start their tour with a 2 match ODI series against New Zealand in their own backyard and this series is a perfect oppertunity for Pakistan players to adjust to local conditions as three of the world cup six group matches will be played in New Zealand. Here is the schedule for the 2 matches series, time and venues.
| MATCH | DATE | TIME | VENUE |
| 1st ODI Match | 31 January | 14:00 Local – 01:00 GMT – 21:00 Pak | Wellington |
| 2nd ODI Match | 03 February | 14:00 Local – 01:00 GMT – 21:00 Pak | Napier |
Pakistan vs New Zealand – TEAM SQUADS:
Both teams will use their 15 man world cup squads in the two matches to be played in Wellington and Napier, and we have placed both squads and players list below.
Pakistan Squad:
Pakistan will be hoping that Muhammad Hafeez gets cleared from ICC about his bowling action. While Junaid Khan has been ruled out due to injury from the 2 odi games but PCB are hopefull that he will be fit to start in world cup opening games.
Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed, Younis Khan, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal,Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz