New Zealand will take on Pakistan in the 2nd T20I match to be played at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 14th January 2024. The first match was a high-scoring affair as New Zealand posted 226 for 8 in 20 overs.
Finn Allen provided a flying start putting pressure on the Pakistan bowlers before Williamson and Mitchell scored half-centuries while Mark Chapman scored a cameo to help New Zealand post 226 for 8. Tim Southee was the pick of bowlers for New Zealand picking 4 wickets giving away just 25 in his 4 while Adam Milne, Ben Sears, and Ish Sodhi took wickets.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s bowling looked out of sorts while Shaheen Shah Afridi and Abbas Afridi took 3 wickets while Haris Rauf took 2 wickets. In the batting department, Babar Azam was the top scorer with 57 but none of the batters were able to convert into big scores.
Match Details
Details– New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I
Venue– Seddon Park, Hamilton
Date and Time– 14th January, 11.40 AM IST
Pitch Report
Seddon Park, Hamilton is a superb batting pitch. The batters can hit through the line as bowlers. A total of 12 T20I matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first has won 7 times while the team batting second won 5 times.
The average first innings total is 179. It promises to be an exciting encounter as the batters would look to dominate the bowlers. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent, and then chase down the target.
New Zealand (NZ) vs Pakistan (Pak)- Predicted Playing XI
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears.
Pakistan
Saim Ayub, Mohammed Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azam Khan (WK), Aamer Jamal, Usama Mir/Mohammed Wasim Junior, Shaheen Shah Afridi (C), Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf.
Fantasy Selection- NZ vs Pak
Team 1– Finn Allen, Saim Ayub, Kane Williamson (C), Fakhar Zaman (VC), Glenn Phillips, Azam Khan, Mark Chapman, Aamer Jamal, Matt Henry, Abbas Afridi, Ish Sodhi.
Team 2– Devon Conway, Mohammed Rizwan (VC), Daryl Mitchell (C), Babar Azam, Mark Chapman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammed Wasim Junior, Adam Milne, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tim Southee, Haris Rauf.
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