Bangladesh and New Zealand face each other in a must-win Group A clash at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, February 24.
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The Bengal Tigers travel to Pakistan, who would look to bounce back after their defeat against India, in order to keep their hopes alive for qualification into the last four stage.
New Zealand, riding on the back of a 60-run win against the hosts Pakistan, thanks to centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham, would look to book their place in the last four with a convincing win.
As the two sides go head-on on Monday, here’s all you need to know about the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, including its pitch report, records, and highest scores in ODIs.
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The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium has hosted 26 ODIs since its first international match in 1992.
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium has a seating capacity of 15,000.
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium offers a batting-friendly pitch, where teams batting 2nd have won most of the matches in this venue. Early in the game, fast bowlers would get a little help from the pitch. Spinners would get good turn on this pitch as the game progresses.
The stadium has seen many high-scoring matches, which means the pitch gets better for batting as the game goes on.
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Rawalpindi has hosted 26 ODIs so far.
| Average first innings score | 242 |
| Matches won after batting first | 11 |
| Matches won after bowling first | 14 |
The last ODI at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium took place on April 29, 2023, when New Zealand played Pakistan in an ODI series.
New Zealand batted first, where they scored a healthy total of 336, thanks to a century from Daryl Mitchell, and Tom Latham’s 98 off 85 balls.
In response, Pakistan chased the target in 48.2 overs, courtesy of a brilliant century from Fakhar Zaman. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan each notched up half centuries.
Pakistan holds the record for the highest team total at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, scoring 337/3 in 48.2 overs against New Zealand on April 23, 2023.
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The lowest total recorded at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is 104 all out in 33.0 overs by Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka on October 9, 2004.
Gary Kirsten holds the record for the highest individual score at the venue, smashing a brilliant 188 not out off 210 balls for South Africa against UAE in the Wills World Cup on February 16, 1996.
Saqlain Mushtaq delivered the best bowling figures at the venue, taking 5/20 in 8 overs for Pakistan against England on October 30, 2000.
Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan is the highest run-scorer at the venue in ODIs, scoring 560 runs in 15 matches, including one century and three fifties.
Waqar Younis is the leading wicket-taker at the stadium, claiming 11 wickets in 6 matches, with a best performance of 2/35.
According to Dafabet, New Zealand are the favorites to clinch a win over Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy.
| Team | Betting odds |
| Bangladesh | 4.60 |
| New Zealand | 1.20 |
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