NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction: The first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan had all the elements in it to make it one for the ages. The class of Kane Williamson, the defiance of M Rizwan, and then the grit of Fawad Alam followed by New Zealand bowlers’ persistence that ultimately won them the game. And now as the series moves to Christchurch, Pakistan will expect the promise in the first Test turns into a concrete performance in the second Test and they can go back home with a Test win. For New Zealand, the win is crucial as the race to the finals of the ICC Test World Championship intensifies. At te same time, a win will take them to the top of Test rankings. So we should see an exciting battle. Let’s look at the AUS vs IND prediction.
Fixture: New Zealand vs Pakistan; New Zealand vs Pakistan Test series
When: 3 January, 03:30 AM IST
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Head to Head:
Total games: 59
NZ: – 26
PAK: – 12
Drawn: 21
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NZ vs PAK Playing 11
NZ Team News: N Wagner is ruled out due to a fractured toe. M Henry should replace him in the playing XI.
Playing combination: T Latham and T Blundell will open the batting. K Williamson, R Taylor, and H Nicolls are the engine of the batting order in the middle-order. B Watling will be the wicket-keeper. K Jamieson is the all-rounder while M Henry, T Boult, and T Southee will handle the bowling artillery.
NZ Playing 11:
Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson (capt), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), M Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
PAK Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: B Azam has been ruled out of the second Test as well.
Playing combination: S Masood and A Ali are the openers. F Alam, H Sohail, and M Rizwan will bat in the middle order. S Afridi and M Abbas will be the key bowlers.
PAK Playing 11:
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan (capt & wk), Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah
In NZ vs PAK Dream 11 prediction, K Williamson and H Nicholls will be the key batters for the team while T Southee and T Boult will be expected to claim wickets. K Jamieson is the X factor in batting as well as bowling departments. For Pakistan, M Rizwan is the batting mainstay while S Afridi will spearhead the bowling department. F Alam could pack a punch as well.
NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: M Rizwan
Batsmen: H Nicholls, K Williamson, R Taylor, T Latham,
All-rounder: F Alam
Bowlers: K Jamieson, T Boult, T Southee, M Abbas, S Afridi
Captain and vice-captain:
K Williamson has become the number 1 batsman in Test rankings and his numbers in the past make him the number one threat for opposition. He made 129 runs off 297 balls in the first innings and could make another big score in this match.
H Nicholls continued his purple patch and made 56 solid runs in the last game off 137 balls. He had recently made 174 runs against West Indies.
T Southee picked two wickets each in the two innings against Pakistan in the last game. He is a very effective bowler and has claimed 300 Test wickets at an average of 28.54.
F Alam made news first for his unorthodox batting stance but he made sure he also remained in the news for his runs. He made a gritty hundred in the second innings. He scored 102 runs off 269 balls.
New Zealand is at the brink of becoming the number one team in the Test rankings and they are playing at their home. So undoubtedly, they start as the favorites. So in the NZ vs PAK Dream11 today match prediction, expect NZ to win the game.