Probable XI –
New Zealand –
Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (WK), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (C), Scott Kuggelejin/Doug Bracewell, Todd Astle, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
Pakistan –
Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf/Hussain Talat, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Usman Qadir/Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz/Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Martin Guptill
3. Abdullah Shafiq
4. Haider Ali
5. Mitchell Santner
6. Jimmy Neesham
7. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
8. Shadab Khan(VC)
9. Doug Bracewell
10. Faheem Ashraf
11. Shaheen Afridi
– Mohammad Hafeez looks safest captain pick as he has scored at an average of 35 in H2H matches & taken some wickets too.
– Shadab Khan has taken wickets at an average of just 17 against the opponent so expecting at least two wickets from him in this game.
– Abdullah Shafiq can be a good punt considering his good performance in the National T20 Cup 2020.
– Faheem Ashraf has been decent in H2H matches with 5 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 26 so he might prove to be another impact pick.
– Mitchell Santner has scored at an average of 31 & taken wickets at an average of 16 in 7 H2H matches, which makes him must have pick.
– Jimmy Neesham might be a crucial pick due to his all-round role especially while batting first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Glenn Phillips
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed
3. Devon Conway
4. Martin Guptill
5. Haider Ali
6. Mitchell Santner(VC)
7. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
8. Shadab Khan
9. Wahab Riaz
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Todd Astle
– Devon Conway can be a very good pick as he had smashed 106 runs in two matches during the recently concluded T20I series against WI.
– Sarfaraz Ahmed can be another good punt as he has scored 245 runs at an average of 30.6 so might play at least a decent knock in this game.
– Wahab Riaz will be a must pick especially while bowling second.
– Todd Astle can be a decent pick especially with the new bowl.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tim Seifert
2. Devon Conway
3. Abdullah Shafiq
4. Khushdil Shah
5. Mitchell Santner
6. Jimmy Neesham(VC)
7. Imad Wasim
8. Mohammad Hafeez(C)
9. Faheem Ashraf
10. Shaheen Afridi
11. Blair Tickner
– Jimmy might prove to be a good VC in GL as he will get opportunities to perform with both bat and ball.
– Khushdil Shah & Abdullah Shafiq both are attacking batsmen who can be crucial especially while batting first.
– Imad Wasim can be another good GL pick especially with the bowl.
