Kane Williamson won the coin throw and chose for bat first. Aside from the captain himself, the wide range of various Kiwi top-request hitters withdrew economically without upsetting the scorers much.
Edgbaston will have the third ODI of the series in Birmingham today. Up until now, Pakistan has played 14 ODI games at this setting, out of which they have figured out how to dominate six matches and lose the excess eight matches. Be that as it may, Pakistan was successful the last time they played at this ground. Babar Azam's side will hope to draw certainty from that and attempt to perform well in this game.
Pakistani openers couldn't contribute a lot to the pursuit. The onus was on Babar Azam to secure the pursuit and agree with his position home. Pakistan needed to dominate this match to keep their expectations alive of arriving at the semi finals.