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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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
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Players Stats in current Series
Mark Chapman
NZ - all
290 Runs
5 Matches
Mohammad Rizwan
PAK - wk
162 Runs
5 Matches
Babar Azam
PAK - bat
130 Runs
5 Matches
Iftikhar Ahmed
PAK - all
129 Runs
5 Matches
Tom Latham
NZ - wk
116 Runs
5 Matches
Chad Bowes
NZ - bat
107 Runs
5 Matches
Iftikhar Ahmed
PAK - all
195.45
5 Matches
James Neesham
NZ - all
173.17
4 Matches
Mark Chapman
NZ - all
165.71
5 Matches
Faheem Ashraf
PAK - all
161.29
5 Matches
Haris Rauf
PAK - bowl
157.14
5 Matches
Babar Azam
PAK - bat
146.07
5 Matches
Haris Rauf
PAK - bowl
11 Wkts
5 Matches
Imad Wasim
PAK - all
8 Wkts
5 Matches
Matt Henry
NZ - bowl
6 Wkts
4 Matches
Shaheen Afridi
PAK - bowl
6 Wkts
5 Matches
James Neesham
NZ - all
5 Wkts
4 Matches
Adam Milne
NZ - bowl
4 Wkts
4 Matches
Imad Wasim
PAK - all
5.93
5 Matches
Ish Sodhi
NZ - bowl
6.00
4 Matches
Matt Henry
NZ - bowl
7.33
4 Matches
Zaman Khan
PAK - bowl
7.67
3 Matches
Haris Rauf
PAK - bowl
7.76
5 Matches
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
Pitch Report
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Average Score
Player Picks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Saim Ayub
PAK | BAT
He made his T20I debut in the last series against Afghanistan and managed just 66 runs in three games.
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.
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