PAK vs NZ 5th Match Prediction

PAK vs NZ Team Previews

Pakistan

Several changes are expected to the Pakistan playing eleven for this game. Players such as Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, and Shaheen Afridi will return to the team in this series decider. The players likely to be replaced are Usama Mir, Iftikar Ahmed, Zaman Khan, and Imad Wasim. The Pakistan batting order will rely on Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, and their skipper, Babar Azam, to score most of the runs for them in this encounter.

Regarding the bowling department, the Pakistan management will rely on Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Abbas Afridi, and Mohammad Amir to pick up crucial breakthroughs. The standout performer for Pakistan with the bat in their last game was Fakhar Zaman. He scored 61 runs from 45 balls, three sixes, and four fours. Abbas Afridi was the top bowler for Pakistan, with a three-fer for twenty runs from his three overs. Mohammad Amir and Zaman Khan also picked up one wicket apiece.

New Zealand

The New Zealand batting department will be in the hands of Dean Foxcroft, Tom Blundell, James Neesham, Mark Chapman, and Tim Robinson. These batters will be expected to score most of the runs for the Kiwi side. The opening batter, Tim Robinson, was in good nick in their last game, scoring 51 runs from 36 balls. He struck two sixes and four boundaries during their innings. He was ably supported by the wicket-keeper batter Tom Blundell with 28 runs from 15 balls with five fours.

Regarding the New Zealand bowling attack, the management will depend on bowlers such as Ben Sears, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, and William O'Rourke to get them well-timed breakthroughs. In their last game against the same opposition, the standout bowler for New Zealand was William O'Rourke. He picked up three victims for 27 runs from his four overs. Apart from O'Rourke, Ben Sears also bowled well to pick up two wickets for 27 runs from his four overs.