NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, Playing 11, Fantasy Cricket Tips New Zealand T20I Tri-Series Dream11 Team for Today’s Match

NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: As a preparation for the T20I World Cup to be held in Australia this month, Bangladesh and Pakistan will be touring New Zealand for a T20I Tri-Series. In the second match of the Tri-Series, New Zealand will take on Pakistan on 8th October. Pakistan is coming off to this match, having defeated Bangladesh quite comfortably in Match 1, whereas New Zealand has come conditions is their favour. Let’s see the top fantasy picks from both sides for this NZ vs PAK encounter.

NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction for Today Match

Fixture Name: New Zealand vs Pakistan

Competition: Match 2, New Zealand T20I Tri-Series

Date: 8th October 2022

Time: 11:30 AM IST

Ground: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

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NZ vs PAK Pitch Report

The pitch in Hagley Oval is a batting pitch. The average score at this venue is 155. And the average first innings total is around 169. Pacers will have a lot of say in the outcome of the match at this venue.

Team Form Guide:

NZ (recent last): L W W W W
PAK (recent last): W L L W W

NZ Playing 11

Martin Guptill
Finn Allen
Kane Williamson
Devon Conway
Glenn Phillips
James Neesham
Michael Bracewell
Tim Southee
Trent Boult
Lockie Ferguson
Ish Sodhi

Kane Williamson will lead the New Zealand side, with the likes of Guptill, Allen, and Conway forming the batting core.
Mitchell Santner is yet to join the squad and will not be available for this match.
Daryl Mitchell is injured and is ruled out of this series.
Since Santner is unavailable, Ish Sodhi may break into the eleven.
Boult, Ferguson, and Southee will form the fast bowling core.

Devon Conway Stats in T20Is

Conway has been in fine form lately.
His ability to bat anywhere in the order makes him such a flexible option for New Zealand.
His expertise in playing both spin and pace equally well, will grant him success against this Pakistani side.

T20Is	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Last 5 performances
23	708	47	138	21, 42, 43, 46, 36*

Trent Boult Stats in T20Is

He, who opted out from the central contract recently, is still part of New Zealand’s World Cup plans.
He has an incredible record in home conditions and is expected to count on that to come good in this series.

T20Is in NZ	Wickets	Average	Economy rate
26	30	28	8.9

Related: T20 World Cup 2022 Squads

PAK Playing 11

Mohammad Rizwan(w)
Babar Azam(c)
Shan Masood
Haider Ali
Iftikhar Ahmed
Shadab Khan
Asif Ali
Mohammad Nawaz
Haris Rauf
Mohammad Wasim Jr
Shahnawaz Dahani

Pakistan is expected to go with the same eleven from the last match.
Rizwan is in top form and is expected to be their trump card.

Haris Rauf Stats in T20Is

In the absence of Naseem Shah, the express pacer holds the key to Pakistan’s chances with the ball.
He was brilliant in the recently concluded T20I series against England.

T20Is	Wickets	Average	Economy rate	Last 5 performances
47	59	23.58	8.3	1/38, 2/41, 3/32, 0/39, 2/30

Mohammad Rizwan Stats in T20Is

The number one T20I batter is at the form of his life.
He was the leading run-scorer in the Asia Cup and the recently concluded ENG T20I series.
He scored 78 runs in the last match.

T20Is	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Last 5 performances
68	2334	51.13	127.07	78, 63, 88, 8, 88, 68, 55

Who will win NZ vs PAK today match?

New Zealand is a much stronger side than Pakistan in all three departments of the game.
Even though they won their last match, It will be difficult for Pakistan to challenge New Zealand in this New Zealand T20I Tri-Series.
In the last 4 T20I matches played between these two sides, both sides have 2 wins each.

According to NZ vs PAK today match prediction, NZ are the favourites to win this match.

NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: Mohammad Rizwan
BATTERS: Babar Azam, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson
ALL-ROUNDERS: Shadab Khan, Jimmy Neesham
BOWLERS: Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Haris Rauf, Mohd. Wasim jr.