New Zealand vs Pakistan

NZ vs PAK Betting Tips

Having already won the series, New Zealand will look to continue its winning momentum as it takes on Pakistan for the 5th and last T20I on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at the Sky Stadium in Wellington.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan Bengaluru Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other in 48 matches so far. Pakistan has a slight edge with 24 wins compared to 22 for New Zealand. 2 matches ended without any result.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live-streaming and Broadcast

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NZ vs PAK Team Previews

New Zealand

New Zealand played some excellent cricket during this series and won with an unassailable 3-1 lead. Nevertheless, with the 3 ODIs coming up, they will be eager to continue with this momentum.

Tim Seifert and Finn Allen have been pretty consistent at the top of the order and have given the hosts some good starts. Seifert is in particularly good form as he is the leading run-scorer of the series. In addition, the middle order has performed well too, thanks to meaningful contributions from Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell.

New Zealand has serious depth in its batting as all-rounders like James Neesham and Michael Bracewell can hit the ball for a long distance. Coming to the bowling, New Zealand will bank on its solid pace attack to deliver the goods. Jacob Duffy has consistently bowled well to pick up 11 wickets.

He will be joined by William O’Rourke and Zakary Foulkes. Ish Sodhi remains the only full-time spinner on the team.

New Zealand Expected Playing 11

Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William O’Rourke

Pakistan

Pakistan’s poor run in the white-ball format continues as they have lost 3 of the last 4 T20 series’. The team will need to come up with something special if they want to win this match.

Barring the 3rd T20, Pakistan’s performance has been disappointing, to say the least. The opening pair of Mohammad Haris and Hasan Nawaz has been rather inconsistent. Nawaz did score a century in Auckland but other than that, he has struggled against the new ball. However, there is no dearth of talent in the Pakistan batting line-up but they will need to stand up and play a big knock.

Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, and Abdul Samad are all quality batsmen and if one of them plays well, Pakistan could post a big total. The bowling has been rather inconsistent as well.

While Haris Rauf has bowled well to pick up 8 wickets, he has received little support from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Abbas Afridi. In the spin department, Abrar Ahmed has bowled a couple of decent spells to pick up 5 wickets.

Pakistan Expected Playing 11

Mohammad Haris (WK), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha(C), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf

NZ vs PAK Toss Prediction

6 of the last 10 matches played in Wellington were won by the team batting first. 1 match was tied while 3 were won while chasing. In 6 of the last 10 matches, the team winning the toss has opted to field first but in each of the last 4, the skipper winning the toss has opted to bat first. We, therefore, feel that batting first might be a better option.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at the Sky Stadium is usually good to bat on. The previous match played here saw an aggregate of more than 400 runs scored. While the seamers may get some help early in the match, once the ball gets a bit old, playing shots will get easier.

While the average first-inning score here is around 160, the team batting first will aim for the 200-run mark. The weather will remain overcast and there might be some drizzles interrupting the play.

NZ vs PAK: Who Will Win?

New Zealand has been clinical throughout this series and we expect them to continue playing well. Pakistan has struggled on this tour and they will find it difficult to bounce back. NZ vs PAK Win percentage is 78% in favor of New Zealand and that is huge!

Todays Match Prediction: New Zealand to win