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 expected won the t20 series with 1 game to go and will be favorates winning the last game of the series. Team will likely go unchanged in this game.
– Experienced Martin Guptill will open along with Tim Siefert. Guptill’s form is a bit of concern for the Kiwis due to a lot of failures. Siefert is having a brilliant series with 2 back to back 50s.
– Captain Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Kane scored a brilliant 57 last game of 42 balls.
– Devon Conway will bat 2 down followed by Glenn Philips. Conway had a brilliant debut Series where he was 2nd top scorer with a SR of 160. Philips didn’t got chance to bat in last game.
– 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. Southee took 4 Wickets last game.
PAK –
– Pakistan came to New Zealand whitewashing team Zimbabwe at home 3-0 but lost the series with 1 game to go and are already on the verge of getting whitewashed.
– Haider Ali and Mohammad Rizwan will open the innings for Pakistan. Both are young and inexperienced but can Smash the ball big especially Haider. Rizwan had an excellent National T20 with 4 50s in 12 games. Rizwan will also keep the Wickets. Haider scored his debut 50 against England recently but failed to score in both games this series.
– Young Abdullah Shafiq will bat 1 down. Shafiq is an excellent talent and also scored a ton in National T20 2020 but was out on duck in both the games.
– 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 2nd game.
– Imad Wasim will lead the spin attack along with Shadab khan. Shadab was economical but wicketless 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, Tim Siefert (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee
PAK –
Mohammad Rizwan(wk), Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq/Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan(c), Wahab Riaz/Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Pitch Report –
McLean Park, Napier
Pitch is very good for batting as many of the New Zealand Wickets with short boundaries.
Average Score : 160+
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Tim Siefert ( Open + wk, SR of 140 in t20s , 57, 84* runs this series, Must have)
Glenn Phillips ( Middle order, 130 runs against WI including a ton last series, not much useful now as batting in middle order )
M Rizwan (Open, RHB, 3 down + wk, excellent National T20 with 389 runs, 22 runs last game, Must have )
BAT –
Kane Williamson( 1 down, very experienced, had a decent IPL , 57* last game, Must have )
Martin Guptill( Open, best batsman of team, very experienced with 7300 t20 runs, 21 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/Open , very attacking batsman, 294 runs in just 8 Innings in National T20, 100 runs in 3 games against Zim, failed in both the games, Still 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 2nd game, Must have)
Mohammad Hafeez ( 1/2 down, very experienced, can also bowl some off spin, 278 runs including 2 50s in National T20, 99* last game)
Jimmy Neesham( 3 down + Medium pacer, hard hitter, 48(24b) against WI last series, 1w last game )
Imad Wasim ( Slow left arm, poor form, bowls in powerplay, 29 runs in 2 games )
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 2nd 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, 85 t20 Wickets on his name, 4 Wickets last game, 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 even if failed with bowl last game)
Haris Rauf ( Right Arm fast, bowls with good pace around 145ks, excellent domestic season with 18 Wickets in just 8 games, 3 Wickets 1st game, Must have )
Ish Sodhi ( Leggie, very experienced with 175 t20 Wickets, can be a punt pick, 1w last game )
Mohammad Hasnain ( Right Arm fast, very talented, 10 Wickets in 9 National T20 games, 3 Wickets against Zim last series , can get a game)
Faheem Ashraf ( Right Arm medium , big hitter, can be promoted to bat, 31 runs, 1w last 2 games)
Wahab Riaz ( Left arm fast, very experienced, 16 Wickets in 10 games National T20, 2 Wickets in t20 series against Zim, wicketless in both games)
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
Tim Siefert
PAK –
Mohammad Hafeez
Shadab Khan
Haider Ali