PAK vs NZ: New Zealand Pull Out of Pakistan Limited-Overs Tour Over "Security Alert" Just Before 1st ODI
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New Zealand on Friday pulled out of their tour of Pakistan just before the start of the first ODI in Rawalpindi due to a "security alert".
New Zealand pulled out of their white-ball tour of Pakistan just before the start of the first ODI in Rawalpindi on Friday due to a "security alert" and arrangements are being made "for the team's departure". New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in a statement said that the team will not continue with the tour following an "escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan". New Zealand were set to play Pakistan in a three-match ODI series followed by a five-match T20I series.
"The BLACKCAPS are abandoning their tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government security alert. The side was to play Pakistan this evening in the first of three ODIs in Rawalpindi, before moving to Lahore for a five match T20 series," New Zealand Cricket said in a release.
"However, following an escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan, and advice from NZC security advisors on the ground, it has been decided the BLACKCAPS will not continue with the tour."
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said that the safety of the players is paramount.
