It was the most amazing 1st Test between these two sides. On tour since a while now, it was great to see so much of spirit and character from Pakistan as they batted out of their wits which helped them nearly save the opening Test of the series, but they lost with only a few overs left in the final session on the final day. However, there are many positives they can draw from that game going into the 2nd Test at Christchurch.
New Zealand on the other hand will try to do exactly what they did in the opening game, tiring out the Pakistani bowlers and putting up a big 1st innings score, as the visitors’ bowling attack seems to be very inexperienced as of now. New Zealand have now won all of their last 5 Tests while Pakistan have won only 1 of their last 5. Keep reading for our complete My11Circle (Get Rs.500 FREE*) fantasy preview of the NZ vs PAK 2nd Test…
Match info
- Tournament: Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2020.
- Date: 3rd January 2020, 3:30am IST.
- Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Capacity: 18,000+
- Series status: New Zealand leads the series 1-0.
Recent form
- NZ: W W W W W
- PAK: L D D L W
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Numbers
- Last 5 games head to head, New Zealand leads 4-1.
- In 8 previous Tests here, only 1 game has ended in a draw.
- Pakistan – lost their only previous Test at this venue.
- Trent Boult – 43 wickets in only 7 Tests here.
New Zealand
In the 1st Test, Tom Latham opened the innings and scored 4 and 53 in both innings and while we didn’t pick him for that game, we’re picking him today as he has a great record here, with 579 runs in 7 Tests, more than anyone else at this ground. Henry Nicholls also has a century in 6 previous games here while captain Kane Williamson doesn’t have any in 7 Tests here, so we could gamble and pick Nicholls for your NZ vs PAK fantasy team.
In the bowling department, Trent Boult is the highest wicket-taker at this ground so he becomes an automatic pick for this 2nd and final Test while his bowling partner who has been on a great wicket-taking streak in recent months should also be picked – Tim Southee. I’m a huge fan of Neil Wagner and his short ball barrages usually work really well against Asian teams but he has been ruled out of the rest of the series with broken toes.
Pakistan
The biggest blow for Pakistan will be the fact that their best batsman Babar Azam has been ruled out of the series which means additional pressure on Azhar Ali who is the most senior batsman in the team. Azhar didn’t get too many runs in the 1st Test but he’s good enough to do so for this game while the new captain Mohammad Rizwan is someone you can watch out for as well, who has 4 consecutive fifties in Test cricket right now.
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The problem with the current lot of Pakistan pacers is that they can’t bowl long spells but if we are to rely on swing early on, it’s best to pick Shaheen Afridi who may make breakthroughs early, getting 4 wickets in the 1st innings last game. Someone who can inject some added energy with the older ball is Naseem Shah and he’s another person worth adding to your My11Circle (Get Rs.500 FREE*) NZ vs PAK fantasy team.
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2020 – 2nd Test betting
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2020 – 2nd Test
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New Zealand Squad
Kane Williamson (C), Tom Blundell, BJ Watling, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Will Young, Neil Wagner.
Pakistan Squad
Mohammad Rizwan (C), Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Abbas, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Sohail Khan, Imran Butt.
NZ vs PAK fantasy team
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