PAK vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 3rd T20I

Babar Azam scored 101* off 58 in the second T20I to guide Pakistan to a dominant 38-run win over New Zealand.

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Updated - 17 Apr 2023, 19:33 IST

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Preview

Pakistan (PAK) will host New Zealand (NZ) in the third T20I match at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, April 17. Pakistan won the second T20I to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series win as they proved their dominance at home against the Kiwis, who are missing the majority of key players for this tour.

Babar Azam played a captain's knock by smashing an unbeaten century, and Mohammad Rizwan scored 50 off 34 to help Pakistan score 192/4 while batting first. Matt Henry picked two wickets for 29, but the likes of Henry Shipley and Ben Lister struggled for wickets for New Zealand.

New Zealand openers started well to provide a promising start while Mark Chapman smashed 65* off 40, but Haris Rauf struck back with four wickets to restrict the Black Caps to just 154/7 to earn a 38-run win. Imad Wasim, Zaman Khan, and Shadab Khan also shone with a wicket, while Shaheen Afridi bowled an economically impressive spell. Pakistan have won four of their last five T20I games against New Zealand and are favourites to win this game and clinch a series as well.

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Match Information

Pakistan vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I

New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 17 Apr 2023, Mon, 9:30 PM IST ,Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Weather Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Clear

20.1°C

18% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

W
W
W
L
L

New Zealand

L
L
W
W
L

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 Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, FK Zaman, Babar Azam (C), IM Wasim, SH Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Z Khan, Haris Rauf, S Afridi

Bench : Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Ihsanullah, 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, CE McConchie, HB Shipley, BG Lister, MJ Henry

Bench : D Cleaver, Ish Sodhi, AF Milne, BM Tickner, Tom Blundell, HM Nicholls, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, LH Ferguson, JS Patel

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium has a batting-friendly surface in T20 cricket. The average first innings score here is 172, and Pakistan scored 180-plus totals while batting first in the last two games here.

172

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Babar Azam PAK | BAT

The star Pakistani skipper registered his third T20I century as he smashed 101* off 58 with the help of 11 fours and three sixes in the last game. Babar has scored two fifties and a century in his last five overall innings and will be a safe captaincy choice on the Dream11 Team.

9
C

Mohammad Rizwan PAK | WK

The top-ranked Pakistani opener scored 50 off 34 to provide a great start for his team in the last game. Rizwan entered this series after a sensational season in PSL 2023 with 550 runs from 12 innings.

8.5
C

Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL

The Kiwi batting all-rounder scored just nine runs and has managed to score 20 runs in this series so far. But Mitchell remains a key batter for Kiwis in the absence of key players and should be in the Dream11 Team at any cost.

8.5

Haris Rauf PAK | BOWL

The Pakistani speedster bowled a match-winning spell in the last game by taking four wickets for 24. Haris also picked four wickets in the first game for 18 and now has taken 11 wickets in his last five overall innings.

8.5

Shadab Khan PAK | ALL

The star spin all-rounder took Tom Latham's big wicket in the last game but didn't get a chance to bat. Shadab has taken five wickets in his last three innings and has also scored 33 runs.

7.5

Matt Henry NZ | BOWL

The experienced pacer dismissed Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman in the last match and conceded just 29 runs. Henry also picked three wickets for 32 in the first game and has taken eight wickets in his last four overall innings.

7.5

Mark Chapman NZ | ALL

The versatile Kiwi batter has been the best player for New Zealand in this series so far. He smashed 65* off 40 in the last game and has scored 99 runs from two innings in this series.

8

Imad Wasim PAK | ALL

The veteran spin all-rounder scored just two runs but bowled an economical spell with a wicket in the last game. Imad also scored 16 off 13 and took two wickets for two in the first match and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

6.5

Saim Ayub PAK | BAT

The young big-hitter was dismissed on a duck in the last game but smashed 47 off 28 in the first game. Ayub smashed 113 runs from his last five innings and is available only 6.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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7

Will Young

NZ | BAT

The middle-order batter scored just nine for 12 in the last game as his struggles for big knocks continues. Young has scored just 11 runs from two innings in this series and has recorded just one fifty from his last five overall innings.

9

James Neesham

NZ | ALL

The experienced pacer all-rounder took a wicket while conceding 48 runs in the last game and then score just one run. Neesham has scored just 35 runs and has taken five wickets in his last five overall innings.

Last Updated On - Apr 17 2023 7:33 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

7 : 4

NZ

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan

9

Tom Latham

7.5

Fakhar Zaman

8.5

Babar Azam
C

9

Mark Chapman
VC

7.5

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Imad Wasim

8

Shadab Khan

8.5

Haris Rauf

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Matt Henry

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

Iftikhar Ahmed
VC

7.5

Fakhar Zaman

8.5

Babar Azam

9

Mark Chapman

7.5

Chad Bowes

6

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Shadab Khan

8.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Haris Rauf

8.5

Matt Henry

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
13.5/100

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Tom Latham
VC

7.5

Saim Ayub

6.5

Babar Azam

9

Mark Chapman

7.5

Daryl Mitchell
C

8.5

Imad Wasim

8

Shadab Khan

8.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Zaman Khan

8

Haris Rauf

8.5

Matt Henry

7.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
13.5/100

Grand League
Tom Latham
VC

7.5

Saim Ayub

6.5

Babar Azam

9

Mark Chapman

7.5

Daryl Mitchell
C

8.5

Imad Wasim

8

Shadab Khan

8.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Zaman Khan

8

Haris Rauf

8.5

Matt Henry

7.5

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