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NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction : New Zealand will take on Pakistan in the second and last Test match in Christchurch from Sunday, 3 January. After an impressive 101 runs in the first Test New Zealand lead 1-0 in the series and they will look to win this Test as well as series. On the other hand, Pakistan who did fight on the last day of first Test will look for a more improved performance to draw the series.
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 major strength is their batting unit of Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling as these guys are in good form and scored fifty plus runs in the first Test. Then in the bowling they have Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner and the replacement of Neil Wagner is Matt Henry who took 6 wickets in his last first class match a few days ago so their whole bowling attack is in good flow.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s strength is their bowling attack of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah as they have the capabilities to take wickets with new as well as old ball and then in the batting Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf put up a good show in the first Test.
Weaknesses :
New Zealand don’t have a major weakness but their main pacer Trent Boult has struggled to take wickets since the start of this home season.
On the other side, Pakistan’s weakness is the poor form of their openers Shan Masood and Abid Ali as they got out cheaply in the first match, Azhar Ali and Haris Sohail too have looked poor and then the absence of Babar Azam has further weakened their batting line up.
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 is expected to play Matt Henry in place of injured Neil Wagner. On the other side, Pakistan might continue with the same playing 11 who played in the first match as Babar Azam will miss this Test too due to injury.
NZ vs PAK Prediction, Playing 11
New Zealand :
Tom Blundell, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
Pakistan :
Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
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
Kane Williamson : Captain of New Zealand is in top form as he smashed 251 against West Indies and then played a brilliant knock of 129 runs against Pakistan in the first Test.
Mohammad Rizwan : The stand-in captain of Pakistan is in good form. After scoring 89 runs in the last T20I he scored twin fifties in the first Test as well and once again he will be a crucial player for his team.
Tim Southee : He has been in good form since the start of this home season and just completed 300 wickets in Test cricket and will be eyeing some more wickets in this Test.
Faheem Ashraf : The all rounder played a good knock of 91 runs under pressure in the first Test and in these conditions his bowling will also be useful so he is also a important player for his team for this Test.