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NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction : New Zealand will take on Pakistan in the first of three T20I matches in Auckland on Friday, December 18. New Zealand have had a good start of their home season as they beat West Indies first in T20Is and then in Test and now set to take on Pakistan in T20Is and will be hoping for a good start. On the other hand, Pakistan who have been doing well in this format will look to beat the hosts in their own backyard.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of New Zealand as well as of Pakistan and will also make our NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction
Strengths
New Zealand’s strength is their batting line up of Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Glenn Philips, Tim Seifert and Jimmy Neesham who have been top class in home conditions and scored good runs against West Indies as well and then in the bowling they have Doug Bracewell, Blair Tickner, new comer Jacon Duffy, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi. This looks a new team but they have good experience in this format in home conditions.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s strength is their bowling attack of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Wahab Riaz and Usman Qadir who have been doing well for the past a few months and then in the batting they have Haider Ali who have impressed with his start, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim and youngsters like Khushdil Shah and Abdullah Shafiq who were good in their domestic T20 tournament so they too have a new and fresh squad for this series.
Weaknesses :
New Zealand are without a few senior players for this match and the bowling is looking inexperienced and if something goes against them the new attack might crumble under pressure.
On the other hand, Pakistan is without Babar Azam who is out due to an injury and Babar’s absence has weakened their batting a lot.
Here we are going to discuss both New Zealand and Pakistan’s playing combination and probable playing XIs who will be useful for making NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team
New Zealand have some new players for this match as Williamson, Boult, Southee and Jamieson are rested for this match. On the other hand, Pakistan is without Babar Azam for this T20I series.
NZ vs PAK Prediction, Playing 11
New Zealand :
Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Glenn Philips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Doug Bracewell, Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
Pakistan :
Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Abdullah Shafique, Shadab Khan (c), Imad Wasim, Ifthikhar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Prediction teams
Shaheen Shah Afridi : He has been the best pacer from Pakistan for the last 12 months and with his ability to take wickets with new as well as old ball he will be the key bowler for them in this series.
Glenn Phillips : He smashed a good hundred against West Indies last month in one of the T20I and once again he will look to do that batting at number 4 on these small grounds of New Zealand.
Mohammad Hafeez : He is going through a good phase in this format as he smashed two good fifties against England and then did well in the domestic cricket as well and will be the main batsman for his team in Babar’s absence.
Devon Conway : He made his debut against West Indies and scored over 100 runs in 2 innings with one fifty and he will look to carry that form into this series as well.