NZ XI vs PK A Dream11 Team Prediction: A comfortable win against Canterbury on the first day of the new year must have enhanced Pakistan A’s confidence and now the visitors will be eager to take on New Zealand XI on 3 January. The New Zealand XI has some very fine players in their ranks. So this should be a good contest. So lets look at the NZ XI vs PK A prediction.
Fixture: New Zealand XI vs Pakistan A; Pakistan A Tour of New Zealand
When: 3 January, 03:30 AM IST
Venue: Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
NZ XI vs PK-A Playing 11
NZ XI Team News:
Playing combination: M Hay will be the wicket-keeper. J Boyle, N Kwant, and T Lortan will be key batters while M Hay is an important all-rounder. S Davey and F Sheat are the main bowlers.
NZ XI Playing 11:
Joe Carter, Jeet Raval(c), Henry Shipley, Fraser Sheat, Jakob Bhula, Adithya Ashok, Rhys Mariu, Tim Pringle, Fergus Lellman, Quinn Sunde(w), Jarrod McKay,
PK A Team News:
Injuries, unavailability:
Playing combination: H Ali and Z Malik will be the openers. R Nazir will bat at number 3 and will have H Talat, I Ahmed, and K Shah in the middle order for support. M Hasnain, H Rauf and M Musa will be the key bowlers.
PK A Playing 11:
Haider Ali, Zeeshan Malik, Rohail Nazir (c & wk), Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Amad Butt, Usman Qadir, Muhammad Musa, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
In NZ XI vs PK A Dream 11 prediction, J Raval will be the key batter for New Zealand XI and they will look at T Pringle to get the wickets. For Pakistan, the form of H Talat, K Shah, and H Ali is important while they rely on H Rauf and M Musa in the bowling department.
NZ XI vs PK A Dream11 Prediction:
Wicket-keepers: R Nazir,
Batsmen: J Raval, H Ali, K Shah, H Talat, Z Malik
All-rounder: J Bhula, F Sheat
Bowlers: J McKay, H Rauf, U Qadir
Captain and vice-captain:
R Nazir was outstanding in the last match. He made 69 runs off 39 balls and hit 6 fours and 4 fours. Expect him to add to his runs tally today.
H Talat scored a match-winning fifty in the last match. He made 53 runs from 35 balls and steered the team in a tense chase.
J Raval has played 33 T20 games and has scored 676 runs at an average of 21.80. He also has a strike-rate of 126.82.
U Qadir bowled well in the last game. He conceded just 20 runs in 4 overs and also picked up 1 wicket. He has featured in 3 T20I and has claimed 8 wickets so far.
This is a strong New Zealand XI team and they have some key players. However, Pakistan XI has jelled well as a team and have improved their performance. So in the NZ XI vs PK A Dream11 today match prediction, expect PK A to win the game.