NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Prediction, 1st T20I: With the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to take place in June 2024, most of the teams are focusing on playing more T20I series to prepare themselves before taking part in the upcoming ICC event. NZ vs PAK is also one such series that will begin on Friday, January 12 (tomorrow) where New Zealand and Pakistan will face each other in the first match of the five-match T20 series at Eden Park, Auckland.
Both teams have some big players in their squad that will make the series competitive. Both teams are quite strong in the T20 format, due to which the stakes in the upcoming matches are highly anticipated.
Before this series, the New Zealand team was seen playing a 3-match T20 series against Bangladesh, which ended in a 1-1 draw. At the same time, the Pakistan team just completed a Test series against Australia, where Pakistan suffered a 0-3 defeat.
This is the debut series for the captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and it will be interesting to see how Pakistan performs against the Kiwi team under the guidance of this young pacer, everyone is waiting for it.
NZ vs PAK Match Information
Match Name: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st T20I
Venue: Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Date and Time: January 12, 2024, 12:40 PM IST
Live Broadcast and Streaming: Amazon Prime App
NZ vs PAK T20 Weather Report
Auckland is expected to have a cloudy sky on Friday with a maximum temperature of around 25 degrees Celsius. There is almost no chance of rain and the wind speed will be 11 km / h with a humidity level of 65 percent.
NZ vs PAK Pitch Report, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland
Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland the pitch will provide a good pace and bounce at the start of the match, but the pitch will slow down as the match progresses. The pitch is to use in Auckland is a drop-in pitch, which helps the batsmen more. It’s a slow surface and won’t do much for the bowlers. A high-scoring competition is expected to lead in this match.
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NZ vs PAK Head-to-Head Record in T20I
These two teams last played against each other in a five-match T20I series in Pakistan in April 2023. They drew the series 2-2 and no result of one match. Interestingly, Pakistan dominates the head-to-head record and it will be interesting to see which team comes out on top in this exciting encounter. These two teams have faced each other on 34 occasions in T20, of which Pakistan won 20, while New Zealand won 13. A match has ended without any result.
Total matches played: 34
Pakistan won: 20
New Zealand won: 13
No Result: 1
New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 Squad
New Zealand
For New Zealand, Matt Henry, who was ruled out of the World Cup 2023 due to his injury, is set to make a strong comeback in this T20I series. Captain Kane Williamson and wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Conway were rested for the Bangladesh series, but both will be part of this series. However, Williamson may miss the third T20I to eliminate the knee problem he has been troubled by for quite some time.
Fast bowler Ben Sears has been picked for the first two matches, Kyle Jamieson and Michael Bracewell have been ruled out of the series due to their injuries. Trent Boult and James Neesham were not available specifically for selection.
Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), DJ Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, AF Milne, MJ Henry, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, JA Duffy, James Neesham, KA Jamieson
Pakistan
Shaheen Shah Afridi is to lead the Pakistan team in T20Is for the first time, Leg-spinner Usama Mir, fast bowler Abbas Afridi, and keeper-batsman Haseebullah Khan have been invited to join the T20I team for the first time. Given the conditions in New Zealand, the Wahab Riaz-led selection committee has picked six fast-bowler options in the Pakistan squad.
Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, and Ihsanullah have all been ruled out of the tour due to injuries. Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, and Faheem Ashraf, who were part of Pakistan’s last bilateral series, have been dropped from the T20I series against New Zealand.
Squad: FK Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, S Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim, Jade Khan, Azam Khan, Haseebullah Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Aamer Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, A Jamal
NZ vs PAK Predicted Playing 11
New Zealand: Devon Conway (Wicketkeeper), Tim Seifert, Kane Williamson (Captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi (Captain), Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Abrar Ahmed
NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction for Winner of 1st T20I
As we discussed above both teams are equally strong against each other and they have big players in their squads to make competitive clashes. But New Zealand is playing at home and due to home conditions, we are bidding on the Kiwi team to win this match.
NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction Today Match Team Picks
NZ vs PAK Dream11 Head-to-Head
Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan, Devon Conway
Batsmen: Babar Azam, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips
All-rounders: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Matt Henry, Tim Southee
Captain’s 1st Choice: Daryl Mitchell | Captain’s 2nd Choice: Kane Williamson
Vice-captain 1st Choice: Mohammad Rizwan | Vice-Captain 2nd Choice: Mitchell Santner
NZ vs PAK Dream11 Mega League
Wicketkeepers: Mohammad Rizwan, Tim Seifert, Devon Conway
Batsmen: Babar Azam, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Fakhar Zaman
All-rounders: Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Adam Milne, Matt Henry
Captain’s 1st Choice: Kane Williamson | Captain’s 2nd Choice: Fakhar Zaman
Vice-captain 1st Choice: Mitchell Santner | Vice-Captain 2nd Choice: Mohammad Rizwan
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