New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 Series 2016


Pakistan will be visiting New Zealand after a long hiatus in the year 2016 for the 3 match T20 series. The matches of the series will be played in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington. Run feast is assured due to the smaller ground but can you discount the effect of Pakistani bowlers? Well last time when the two teams met, the T20 series held in DUBAI in 2014 petered out to an exciting draw. Pakistan won the first match by 7 wickets but kiwis leveled it with 17 run win.

In the present series, watch out for the World cup super star WAHAB RIAZ sending his lightning Yorkers and shattering the stumps of the opponent batsmen. AHMED SHEHZAAD would want to improve his T20 performance at the top of the order with String of good scores in New Zealand.

To be candid, the tourists might find TRENT BOULT too hard to handle in the alien conditions. Comeback king SHOAB MALLIK will be raring to go and stamp his class in the middle order position. BRENDON MCCULUM will have to counter the leg break GOOGLY of MUKHTAR AHMED. One of the biggest drawbacks of the South Asian team is the fielding and it will find quite difficult to perform against the local team.

KANE WIILLIAMSON will be a vital cog in the wheel as he can hit big shots and performed exceedingly well against Pakistan in the past. With a strike rate of 128.07, KANE has the potential to accelerate the scoring rate when the chips are down. The New Zealand batsmen have to curb their attacking instincts initially at the top of the order. Another explosive batman wicket keeper to watch out for is LUKE RONCHI who has played some entertaining knocks in the recent time. Pakistani spinners and pacers have to pin him down with accurate bowling or else they will lose the matches in a blink.

Series Result New Zealand Won the 3 Match T20 Series By 2-1
Start Date 2016-01-15
End Date 2016-01-22
Host Country New Zealand,New Zealand

Schedule

New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st T20 Match 2016
Match 1
Date - 2016-01-15
Day - Friday
Time - 19:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Shahid Afridi
Pakistan Venue
Eden Park
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match 2016
Match 2
Date - 2016-01-17
Day - Sunday
Time - 19:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Pakistan Venue
Seddon Park
New Zealand vs Pakistan 3rd T20 Match 2016
Match 3
Date - 2016-01-22
Day - Friday
Time - 19:00(Local)

Scorecard
New Zealand
Player of the Match
Corey Anderson
Pakistan Venue
Westpac Stadium
Teams
Pakistan New Zealand

Squad

Pakistan Team Squad
Mohammad Hafeez Sarfaraz Ahmed Umar Gul Ahmed Shehzad
Shahid Afridi Umar Akmal Shoaib Malik Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Amir Anwar Ali Mohammad Rizwan Sohaib Maqsood
Saad Nasim Imad Wasim Aamer Yamin Iftikhar Ahmed

New Zealand Team Squad
Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Trent Boult Tom Latham
Grant Elliott Martin Guptill Mitchell McClenaghan Colin Munro
Luke Ronchi Corey Anderson Adam Milne Todd Astle
Matt Henry Peter Younghusband Mitchell Santner