New Zealand T20I Tri-Series, 2022

NZ vs PAK, Final

Preview

New Zealand is set to clash with Pakistan in the final match of the ongoing Tri-Series on Friday, October 14 at the Hagley Oval Stadium in Christchurch. 

The second match of the tri-series witnessed Pakistan defeat the Black Caps. Although in the fourth game, the hosts easily defeated Pakistan by nine wickets. In that match, the spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell completely dismantled Pakistan’s batting order.  Devon Conway will also be a point of danger for the Pakistan side.

Both teams had won three out of four matches. Bangladesh is the only team in this competition that had lost all games. Both teams are coming into the final after beating Bangladesh previously in this tournament. New Zealand had been leading the points table ahead of Pakistan due to their high run rate. 

New Zealand have their key players in good form and tested their batting and bowling units in this tournament. On the other side, Pakistan are still facing issues in their middle-order batting and if they don’t take any action, they will face bitter consequences in the upcoming T20 World Series. Pakistan is happy with the remarkable performance of its bowling unit. The department will get much better with Shaheen Afridi being part of the team and it is pretty sure that he will add extra strength to the bowling side.

Match Details

Match: NZ vs PAK, 4th Match, New Zealand T20I Tri-Series 2022

Date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Time: 07:30 AM

Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Hagley Oval is a surface that assists the batting side. The pacers might get some help as the game progresses towards the last half of the match and spinners may find their rhythm in the middle overs.

NZ vs PAK Squads

NZ: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Tim Southee(c), Trent Boult, Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Dane Cleaver, Blair Tickner

PAK: Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Shan Masood, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani

NZ vs PAK Probable Playing XIs

NZ: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner

PAK: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani

Match Prediction

New Zealand will get the advantage of their home conditions. Also, they have their batting and bowling sides perfectly balanced. Pakistan is a good team but has problems with their middle-order batters which they need to solve immediately. We fancy the hosts to win this tournament based on the stats and previous performances. 

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