NZ vs PAK Match Preview

After four games in the series, New Zealand leads Pakistan 4-0 heading into the fifth and final T20I on Sunday at Hagley Oval. The Black Caps won by 7 wickets with 11 balls remaining on Friday and are now aiming for a 5-0 victory in this match. During this series, New Zealand has been able to change captains twice and rotate their bowling attack. Pakistan has been disappointing in the previous four games, failing to produce enough competitive individual performances to cause New Zealand problems.

NZ vs PAK Match Detail

New Zealand vs Pakistan – 5th T20I

Venue: Hagley Oval – Christchurch

Date & Time: 21th January 2024 at 05:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: JioCinema App

NZ vs PAK Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn score	166
Avg 2nd inn score	159
Win% batting 1st	57
Win% batting 2nd	43

NZ vs PAK Pitch Report

Pakistan’s score of 158/5 was below par on Friday, and we believe a competitive total will exceed 170 in this match. Once a batter adjusts to the pace of the wicket, there are runs to be had.

NZ vs PAK Weather Report

The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions at the start of the game, with clouds clearing in the second innings. The temperature will be in the mid-20s

NZ vs PAK Last Five Matches

NZ ( New Zealand )	W W W W W
PAK ( Pakistan )	L L L L L L

NZ vs PAK Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	NZ Won	PAK Won	Tie	NR
Overall	38	17	20	0	1
Last 5	5	5	0	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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NZ vs PAK Probable Playing XIs:

New Zealand Probable Playing XIs

Finn Allen, Will Young, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Lockie Ferguson

Pakistan Probable Playing XIs

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

Topmost Picks for NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – New Zealand

• Finn Allen- the leading run scorer in the series is averaging 63.25 from his four innings and has taken the Player of the Match Award from two of the games.
• Ben Sears- the 25 year old right-arm medium fast bowler looks set to have a long T20I career ahead of himself and he has taken a two-wicket haul in each of his last three games in this format.

Top Picks – Pakistan

• Babar Azam- the former skipper has been Pakistan’s highest run scorer in three of the four matches in the series and he hit another three boundaries before being dismissed on Friday.
• Haris Rauf- the 30 year old right-arm fast bowler went wicketless for the first time in the series in the fourth game but still has a strike-rate of 16.2 in this format.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan(VC), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell(C), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Adam Milne, Ben Sears

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for NZ vs PAK Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam(VC), Tim Seifert, Finn Allen(C), Tim Seifert, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Adam Milne, Ben Sears

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell

Vice-captain – Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan

NZ vs PAK Probable Winners:

Although Pakistan did not allow Finn Allen to score many runs on Friday, New Zealand won comfortably thanks to some clean hitting from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips. That is the visitors’ problem, because whenever New Zealand needed someone to step up, they always found at least one player to do so. Pakistan has match-winners, but we haven’t seen enough of them perform consistently. We predict that New Zealand will win another game to seal the series victory. Considering the team combination, New Zealand is expected to win this match.