Prior to this series, Pakistan had a great record against this home nation and in 2020 itself, they had a decent T20I record. However, they haven’t been able to keep that good streak going as they’ve managed 2 consecutive losses against New Zealand, losing the T20I series with just one game to be played in the series, and that dead rubber will be played at McLean Park in Napier.
If there’s one thing we’ve learn from T20Is in New Zealand, it’s that it’s never going to be easy to defend anything around 160 on these small grounds. Edges fly for boundaries here and going by that, we need to pick more batsmen than bowlers. Also, remember that both teams may be looking at changes to test their bench strength. Keep reading for our complete My11Circle (Get Rs.500 Bonus*) fantasy preview of the NZ vs PAK 3rd T20I…
Match info
- Tournament: Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2020.
- Date: 22nd December 2020, 11:30am IST.
- Venue: Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Capacity: 50,000+
- Series status: New Zealand leads the series 2-0.
Recent form
- NZ: W W W W L
- PAK: L L W W W
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Numbers
- Last 5 games head to head, Pakistan leads 3-2.
- Tim Seifert scores this series so far – 57 and 84*.
New Zealand
Prior to this series, Tim Seifert had a fifty and a hundred in 2 consecutive games against Windies A and now, he’s carried this form into the international circuit with 2 fifties in 2 games, one being an unbeaten knock as well. We’re picking him as he’s likely to be played again as wicket-keeper while we think Todd Astle is a good pick if he’s given a chance to play, considering he’s in good form and contributes in both departments.
After missing the first game, Kane Williamson rejoined the side and scored 57* in his first appearance. He’s an experienced campaigner and we don’t want to leave such a talent out of our NZ vs PAK fantasy team either. In 7 overs bowled this series so far, Scott Kuggeleijn has given away runs at only 6 per over and he’s managed 3 wickets as well, so he’s someone who is surely going to be in our fantasy team today.
Pakistan
Firstly, get Mohammad Hafeez in your fantasy teams who scored 99*in the last game after a horrible shot got him out for a duck in the opening game; he’s one of the leading T20I runs scorers in 2020 as well. Next, we think Khushdil Shah is worth picking in our team even though he’s got only 30 runs in 2 games. He showed solid technique and power in the last game and if given the right start, he can cause serious damage.
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Putting in contributions with the bat and ball and also doing well in the field, Faheem Ashraf is a must have and maybe even as fantasy captain or vice-captain. If he’s rested, we’ll pick Iftikhar Ahmed who is a similar all-rounder who is yet to play this series. With the ball, Haris Rauf has been really quick and managed 3 wickets at just 6 runs per over in 2 games, so pick him in your My11Circle (Get Rs.500 FREE*) NZ vs PAK fantasy team as well.
New Zealand vs Pakistan – 3rd T20I betting
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2020 – 3rd T20I
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New Zealand Squad
Mitchell Santner (C), Martin Guptill, Todd Astle, Doug Bracewell, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Trent Boult, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn.
Pakistan Squad
Shadab Khan (C), Mohammad Hafeez, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Musa, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz, Abdullah Shafique.
NZ vs PAK fantasy team
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