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Pakistan will face New Zealand in the five-match T20I series, starting from Friday at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. New Zealand is anticipated to play their first T20I series in Pakistan after playing Test matches last year. Both the sides will be quick to create the goods and get ready for the five-match T20I series. Both teams have competed in 29 matches in the history of the 20-over format. Where the Men-in-Green have a slight edge with 18 wins compared to the Kiwis’ 11 wins. Since 2017, Pakistan won two series out of three played against New Zealand. NZ vs PAK is going to be worthy to watch.
pakistan team and composition
The home side have chooses their whole-strength team for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Imad Wasim, Saim Ayyub, Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan, who played in the previous series against Afghanistan in the UAE, have been retained in the T20I team for New Zealand series.
In the batting side, the side will be dependent on the likes of captain Babar, all-rounder Shadab Khan and Mohammad Haris, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, rookie opener Saim Ayyub to score large number of the runs.
On the bowling side, the onus will be on the likes of star pacers Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf along with the spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz to give timely breakthroughs. Are you excited to watch NZ vs PAK already.
new zealand full squad for nz vs pak
Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (captain &wk), Chad Bowes, Cole McConchie,
Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Ben Lister, Matt Henry.
Pak squad for today
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah,
Saim Ayyub, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf/Imad Wasim.
New Zealand will be coming in this series as causalities, largely because they’ve arrived in the country with a young and unplanned squad. The senior players are currently playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League
as it will be interesting to see how young players cope up in Pakistan.
Anyway, the management will be hoping to see the young players can make an crash. With bat and ball in this five-match T20I series.
In the batting side, the Black Caps will be wholly dependent on their captain Tom Latham, all-rounders James Neesham and Daryl Mitchell. Inexperienced batter Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman to score heavy of the runs.
On the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Ben Lister, Matt Henry, Adam Milne along with Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi to produce timely breakthroughs.
match prediction
New Zealand going to win.
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