PAK vs NZ Match Preview
The Pakistani outfit is again likely to opt for Fakhar Zaman and Imam ul-Haq to open their inning. Fakhar Zaman is having the time of his life with the bat. The Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will come into bat in the number 3 position. He will be anchoring the Pakistan inning in this game. The middle order for Pakistan will be in the hands of the likes of Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique. This Pakistani outfit is led by Babar Azam. He is one of the top batters in the world. The wicketkeeping responsibilities for Pakistan are in the hands of Mohammad Rizwan.
The spin bowling department for Pakistan will be in the hands of Agha Salman and Mohammad Nawaz. The Pakistani pace bowling department will be led by young Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. In the first couple of matches, the Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has scores of 49 runs and 65 runs to his credit. The Pakistan openers provided a good start to their innings in both games. So, the skipper just had to play a supporting role and assist them in their efforts. He will be all set to lead from the front in this game and seal another series win for Pakistan.
The New Zealand batting order will be in the hands of Will Young and Chad Bowes for opening the innings. The all-important one-down position will be in the hands of Daryl Mitchell. He will try to be the backbone of the New Zealand inning. Daryl Mitchell is probably the most valuable player with the bat for New Zealand at the moment. The Kiwi middle order will be in the hands of Mark Chapman and Tom Latham. Tom Latham is also the leader of the team and their wicketkeeper.
The New Zealander spin bowling attack will be in the hands of Rachin Ravindra and Ish Sodhi. The speedsters playing in the game are Henry Shipley and Matt Henry. In the second one-day match of the series, New Zealand was asked to bat first. Their batters were right on the money hitting a huge total of 336 runs on the board in their 50 overs. Daryl Mitchell was at his best and scored a hundred while skipper Tom Latham and Chad Bowes hit fifties in this inning. Haris Rauf picked up 4 wickets although he was pretty expensive in the process.
Weather Report
The weather conditions during this game are likely to be hot but things might cool off a little in the later portion of the evening.
Pitch Report
The average total recorded at this Karachi venue is 259 runs while batting first. Together with this, the highest total posted on this venue is a huge one from India. They scored 374 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. You can expect another big-scoring match in this encounter. It is possible that both these sides will score 300 runs at the least in this match.
The surface on offer at the National Stadium in the city of Karachi is normally a belter of a track. You can expect a run-fest in the game. This wicket is normally a flat one and batters from both sides are likely to make merry on the pitch with an even bounce on offer. The faster bowlers will get some movement from the track when the bowler is new however, after this, the wicket is likely to be a batting-friendly one.
Notable stats
Pakistan leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
The recent head-to-head between Pakistan and New Zealand for the last 5 games is led by Pakistan 3-2.
The recent head-to-head between Pakistan and New Zealand for the last 5 games is led by Pakistan 3-2.
Fakhar Zaman has plundered 3 hundreds in his last 3 attempts for Pakistan in the one-day format. He has an average of 71.55 in his last 10 ODI games.
Team News
The New Zealand team may consider making some changes to their side for the 3rd match. But you can expect Pakistan to play the winning combination again in this game. There do not seem to be any injury updates for the moment.
PAK vs NZ Probable 11
PAK Playing 11
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Babar Azam (C)
- Abdullah Shafique
- Mohammad Rizwan (Wk)
- Agha Salman
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Shadab Khan
- Naseem Shah
- Haris Rauf
- Ihsanullah
NZ Playing 11
- Chad Bowes
- Will Young
- Daryl Mitchell
- Tom Latham (C)
- Mark Chapman
- Henry Nicholls
- James Neesham
- Rachin Ravindra
- Ish Sodhi
- Adam Milne
- Matt Henry
Dream11 Prediction
Pakistan have established an upper hand over the New Zealanders in their batting department. They are looking good in this one-day international series. This trend is also likely to continue in this game. The Kiwi bowling attack lacks sufficient experience and does not have enough penetration to trouble the home side too much on these tracks. They are pretty likely to leak a lot of runs even in the 3rd game of the series. Even the usually fierce Pakistani bowling attack might go for a lot of runs again on the track. However, they have a batting line-up that makes up for their shortcomings due to a lack of assistance from the tracks. We will bet with Pakistan to win this game.
Top Picks
Fakhar Zaman: Fakhar Zaman is having the time of his life with the bat at the moment. He has smashed 3 hundreds in a row and is looking good for more. He has scored 644 runs in his last 10 games for Pakistan.
Babar Azam: Babar Azam is another extremely consistent batter for Pakistan. He has scored 563 runs from 10 innings with an average of 56.30.
Henry Shipley: One of the successful bowlers for New Zealand in recent games has been Henry Shipley picking up 12 scalps from his last 6 matches with an economy rate of 5.53.
Naseem Shah: Naseem Shah is a young Pakistani fast bowler who is on a roll at the moment. He has picked up 21 wickets from 7 matches with an economy rate of 4.68 and a strike rate of 18.52.
PAK vs NZ Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Latham , M Rizwan
Batters: B Azam (C), I Haq, D Mitchell , F Zaman (VC)
All-rounders: J Neesham
Bowlers: M Henry, N Shah, H Rauf, S Afridi
