Squads –
NZ –
Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Todd Astle, Daryl Mitchell
PAK –
Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Shadab Khan(c), Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abdullah Shafiq, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed
Team News –
NZ –
– New Zealand as always started the series with a one sided win against Pakistan. 1st T20’s highest wicket taker Jacub Duffy has been excluded from the squad due to return of senior players.
– All 3 Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee are back in the squad along with tall Kyle Jamieson while Santner, Jacub Duffy, Tickner and Mark Chapman have been excluded from the squad.
– Experienced Martin Guptill will open along with Glen Phillips. Guptill’s form is a bit of concern for the Kiwis due to a lot of failures. Phillips for exceptional in the last series against West Indies where he was leading run scorer along with a hundred to his list.
– Captain Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Kane is back and will bat at his preferred no 3 position.
– Devon Conway will bat 2 down followed by Tim Siefert. Conway had a brilliant debut Series where he was 2nd top scorer with a SR of 160. Siefert opened in last game scoring a 50 bit will bat in middle.
– Jimmy Neesham will do the allround duties. He can hit the ball big and will be important through bowl also.
– Ish Sodhi will lead the spin attack. He will be the lone spinner in the team.
– Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn and Jimmy Neesham will be the pace attack leading the team.
PAK –
– Pakistan came to New Zealand whitewashing team Zimbabwe at home 3-0 but had a tough 1st t20 which theu lost by 5 Wickets. Team will still look to go unchanged.
– Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan will open the innings for Pakistan. Both are young and inexperienced but can Smash the ball big especially Shafiq. Rizwan had an excellent National T20 with 4 50s in 12 games. Rizwan will also keep the Wickets.
– Young Haider Ali will bat 1 down. Haider scored his debut 50 against England recently but failed to score last game.
– The Professor Mohammad Hafeez will bat 2 down. Hafeez has shown that age is just a number by his resent form again England and also in the national T20.
– Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf will bat in middle. Both Khushdil and Iftikhar can bowl. Khushdil smashed fastest century in domestic Cricket recently. Shadab Khan scored 42 with the bat last game.
– Imad Wasim will lead the spin attack along with Shadab Khan. Both were expecsive with the bowl last game.
– Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain/Wahab Riaz, Haris Rauf and Faheem Ashraf will lead the pace attack for Pakistan.
Probable XI –
NZ –
Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Jimmy Neesham, Tim Seifert (w), Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee
PAK –
Abdullah Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan(wk), Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan(c), Wahab Riaz/Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Pitch Report –
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Pitch is very good for batting as many of the New Zealand Wickets with short boundaries.
Average Score : 175
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Tim Siefert ( Open/3 down + wk, SR of 140 in t20s , 57 runs last game)
Glenn Phillips ( 1 down/open, 130 runs against WI including a ton last series, Must have )
M Rizwan (Open, RHB, 3 down + wk, excellent National T20 with 389 runs, Must have )
BAT –
Kane Williamson( 1 down, very experienced, had a decent IPL , Must have )
Martin Guptill( Open, best batsman of team, very experienced with 7300 t20 runs, 6 runs last game, Must have )
Devon Conway( 2 down, LHB, 106 runs in just 2 games at SR of 160 last series, Must have )
Haider Ali ( 1 down , very attacking batsman, 294 runs in just 8 Innings in National T20, 100 runs in 3 games against Zim, Must have)
Abdullah Shafiq ( Opener, 300+ runs in National T20 including a ton, out on duck last game, Must have)
Khushdil Shah ( Middle order, very attacking batsman, 100 of just 29 balls in National T20 , Must have in GL)
ALL –
Shadab Khan( Leggie, didn’t played the odi and t20 series against Zim, 42(32b) last game, Must have)
Mohammad Hafeez ( 1 down, very experienced, can also bowl some off spin, 278 runs including 2 50s in National T20, Must )
Jimmy Neesham( 3 down + Medium pacer, hard hitter, 48(24b) last 2nd game against WI )
Imad Wasim ( Slow left arm, poor form, bowls in powerplay, 19 runs last game )
Iftikhar Ahmed( Middle order + off spin, 242 runs in National T20, can also bowl)
Scott Kuggeleijn ( Right Arm fast, 17 wickets in the CPL2020 , 3 Wickets last game, Must have )
BOWL –
Shaheen Afridi ( Left arm fast, bowls around 140 , 20 Wickets in 10 games this National T20 2 Wickets last game, Must have )
Tim Southee ( Right Arm medium, very experienced, 81 t20 Wickets on his name, Must have )
Trent Boult( left arm fast, haven’t played must international t20s, 20 Wickets in IPL 2020, Must have )
Kyle Jamieson( Right Arm Fast, tall pacer, can also bat , Must try)
Haris Rauf ( Right Arm fast, bowls with good pace around 145ks, excellent domestic season with 18 Wickets in just 8 games, 3 Wickets last game, Must have )
Ish Sodhi ( Leggie, very experienced with 174 t20 Wickets, can be a punt pick )
Mohammad Hasnain ( Right Arm fast, very talented, 10 Wickets in 9 National T20 games, 3 Wickets against Zim last series )
Faheem Ashraf ( Right Arm medium , big hitter, can be promoted to bat, 31 runs with bat last game)
Wahab Riaz ( Left arm fast, very experienced, 16 Wickets in 10 games National T20, 2 Wickets in t20 series against Zim, Must have if plays)
Usman Qadir ( Leggie, played in Aussie domestic season, 10 Wickets in National T20 2020, 8 Wickets in 3 games against Zim)
C/VC –
NZ –
Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Glenn Philips
PAK –
Mohammad Hafeez
Shadab Khan
Haider Ali
