PAK vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st T20I

New Zealand have managed just a single win out of the last five T20Is against Pakistan.

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Updated - 22 Nov 2024, 22:00 IST

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The New Zealand (NZ) tour of Pakistan (PAK) will start with the first T20I of the five-match series on Friday (April 14) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan are coming into this series after suffering a loss in their last T20I series at the hands of Afghanistan. It was Afghanistan’s first series win against Pakistan. Afghanistan won the first two matches of the three-match series to earn an unassailable lead. This series will see the return of senior Pakistani players, including skipper Babar Azam.

New Zealand won their last T20I series against Sri Lanka by a margin of 2-1. Pakistan faced New Zealand and Bangladesh in a tri-series. New Zealand and Pakistan won three out of four games in the series and qualified for the final. Pakistan won the final by five wickets after chasing down the target of 164 runs in the last over. Pakistan have dominated New Zealand in the head-to-head records winning 18 out of the total 29 games. New Zealand have managed just a single win out of the last five T20Is.

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Match Information

Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st T20I

New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 14 Apr 2023, Fri, 9:30 PM IST ,Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Weather Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Smoke

18.0°C

72% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

W
L
L
L
L

New Zealand

W
W
L
W
NR

Players Stats in current Series

1

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

290 Runs

5 Matches

162 Runs

5 Matches

3

Babar Azam

PAK - bat

130 Runs

5 Matches

4

129 Runs

5 Matches

5

Tom Latham

NZ - wk

116 Runs

5 Matches

6

Chad Bowes

NZ - bat

107 Runs

5 Matches

1

195.45

5 Matches

2

173.17

4 Matches

3

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

165.71

5 Matches

4

Faheem Ashraf

PAK - all

161.29

5 Matches

5

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

157.14

5 Matches

6

Babar Azam

PAK - bat

146.07

5 Matches

1

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

11 Wkts

5 Matches

2

Imad Wasim

PAK - all

8 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

6 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

6 Wkts

5 Matches

5

5 Wkts

4 Matches

6

Adam Milne

NZ - bowl

4 Wkts

4 Matches

1

Imad Wasim

PAK - all

5.93

5 Matches

2

Ish Sodhi

NZ - bowl

6.00

4 Matches

3

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

7.33

4 Matches

4

Zaman Khan

PAK - bowl

7.67

3 Matches

5

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

7.76

5 Matches

6

Blair Tickner

NZ - bowl

8.25

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

Pakistan

Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Babar Azam (C), IM Wasim, SH Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, S Afridi

Bench : Saim Ayub, FK Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Ihsanullah, Z Khan, S Ahmed, IU Haq, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Zahid Mahmood, Abrar Ahmed, Yasir Shah

New Zealand

Tom Latham (C), MS Chapman, CJ Bowes, WA Young, DJ Mitchell, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, HB Shipley, Ish Sodhi, MJ Henry, AF Milne

Bench : D Cleaver, CE McConchie, BG Lister, BM Tickner, Tom Blundell, HM Nicholls, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, LH Ferguson, JS Patel

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore hosted a total of nine games during the recently concluded Pakistan Super League. In six of these games, the team batting first posted a total of over 170 runs, and the team chasing the target won only once. The pitch will likely provide decent support to the batters in this game.

182

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Mohammad Rizwan PAK | WK

He was the leading run-scorer in the Pakistan Super League. Rizwan scored 550 runs in 12 innings at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 142.85. He made one century and four half-centuries in the tournament.

8
C

Tom Latham NZ | WK

The New Zealand skipper made 78 runs in three games against Sri Lanka at an average of 39 and a strike rate of 113.04. Latham has made 400 runs in 21 T20Is so far but has an impressive number in other formats.

9
C

Imad Wasim PAK | ALL

He delivered an impressive performance with both bat and ball in the PSL. He made 404 runs in ten games at an average of 134.66 and a strike rate of 170.46. Wasim picked nine wickets as well at an average of 28.22.

7.5

Mark Chapman NZ | ALL

The middle-order batter has played 28 T20Is for New Zealand so far. He has made 444 runs at an average of 22.2 and a strike rate of 132.93.

9

Shaheen Afridi PAK | BOWL

The left-arm pacer will be playing his first T20I game since last year's final of the T20 World Cup. He picked 19 wickets in 12 games in the recently concluded PSL at an average of 21.15, an economy of 9.13, and a strike rate of 13.8.

9

Babar Azam PAK | BAT

The skipper of the Pakistan cricket team has been in great form recently. In PSL, he scored 522 runs in 11 innings at an average of 52.2 and a strike rate of 145.4.

9

Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL

The 31-year-old all-rounder is just 31 runs away from reaching the milestone of 1000 runs. He scored 81 runs in the three-match series against Sri Lanka at a strike rate of 135, including a half-century.

9

Iftikhar Ahmed PAK | ALL

In this series, he will likely play a key role in the middle order for Pakistan. He scored 189 runs in nine innings in the PSL at an average of 23.62 and a strike rate of 126.84, including two half-centuries.

8

Mohammad Haris PAK | WK

The 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter scored 350 runs in 11 innings in PSL at an average of 31.81 and a strike rate of 186.17, including two half-centuries.

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6.5

Saim Ayub

PAK | BAT

He made his T20I debut in the last series against Afghanistan and managed just 66 runs in three games.

8

Ish Sodhi

NZ | BOWL

He has picked the most wicket by a spinner in T20Is but has failed to deliver an exceptional performance recently. In his last five T20I innings, Sodhi has managed to pick up just three wickets.

Last Updated On - Nov 22 2024 10:00 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

7 : 4

NZ

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3.5/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

Tom Latham

8

Shan Masood

9

Babar Azam

9

Daryl Mitchell
VC

9

Shadab Khan

9

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

James Neesham

9

Haris Rauf

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Adam Milne

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

7 : 4

NZ

Credits Left
3/100

Grand League
Mohammad Rizwan

9

Tom Latham
C

8

Fakhar Zaman

9

Babar Azam
VC

9

Daryl Mitchell

9

Imad Wasim

9

Shadab Khan

9

James Neesham

9

Haris Rauf

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Adam Milne

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

8 : 3

NZ

Credits Left
5.5/100

Mega League
Mohammad Haris

8

Mohammad Rizwan

9

Iftikhar Ahmed

9

Babar Azam

9

Mark Chapman

7.5

Imad Wasim
C

9

Shadab Khan

9

James Neesham

9

Rachin Ravindra

7

Naseem Shah

9

Shaheen Afridi
VC

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

8 : 3

NZ

Credits Left
5.5/100

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Mohammad Haris

8

Mohammad Rizwan

9

Iftikhar Ahmed

9

Babar Azam

9

Mark Chapman

7.5

Imad Wasim
C

9

Shadab Khan

9

James Neesham

9

Rachin Ravindra

7

Naseem Shah

9

Shaheen Afridi
VC

9

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