NZ vs PAK: Live Streaming,Match Preview,Timings,Pitch Report and More for 2nd T20I

 NZ vs PAK: Live Streaming,Match Preview,Timings,Pitch Report and More for 2nd T20I

Despite a much feebler T20I set up in
their first outing against Pakistan, New
Zealand managed to register a victory
by 5 wickets. The win did not come
as easily, but that it came without the
likes of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Kyle
Jamieson, and Daryl Mitchell, all being
unavailable, must give the home side
plenty of confidence. Given that all
these will be available for the 2nd T201,,
makes the challenge for the touring
party only tougher. Additionally, their
regular skipper Kane Williamson - who
has been unavailable since the second
Test against West Indies due to his
paternity leave - is set to join the team
too.

There were positives aplenty for the
home side in the first game, although
none bigger and better than debutant
Jacob Duffy, who got done with 4 for 33,
the best figures by a New Zealander
on debut, and the Player-of-the-
Match award. New Zealand, clearly,
outsmarted their opponents with that
bat too, where Tim Seifert shone with
a 43-ball 57-run knock, after decent
contributions from Glenn Phillips and
Mark Chapman, who scored 23 and 34,
respectively.

Pakistan, then again, lacks
going easy. After a start full of off-the-
field hiccups, a victory would have been
a nice way to compensate, although,
come tomorrow's clash, and they will
be up against a much abler opponent
with the series on the line. For them,
the problems have been on the rise in
the absence of their opener and skipper
Babar Azam as well as Fakhar Zaman.
Added to that the fact that the combined
contribution of Abdullah Shafique,
Mohammad Hafeez, and Haider Ali with
the bat, in the previous game after they
opted to bat first, was merely 3 runs,
shows where Pakistan lost the game.

With New Zealand gaining the presence
of most of their leading players ahead
of the second encounter, a similar effort
as the first game would be of no help for
the visitors.

Pitch and conditions:-

The ground dimensions at Seddon Park
are far better than those of Eden Park.
With the average score at the venue
being 177 and as many as 6 out of the
10 games falling to side defending, the
choice at toss is a no-brainer. There are
scattered showers expected, however, a
full match is on the cards.

Playing combinations for NZ vs
PAK

New Zealand

Kane Williamson is set to be back, and
so will Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Kyle
Jamieson, and Daryl Mitchell. With
Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, and Devon
Conway making crucial knocks in
the last few games, the batting order
for them looks as settled as any. Blair
Tickner and Mark Chapman will be
unavailable for the upcoming game. Tim
Southee and Trent Boult will form the
pace-attack along with Scott Kuggelejin,

Probable XI: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert
(WK), Kane Williamson (C), Devon
Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham,
Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggelejin, Ish
Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Bolte.

Pakistan is unlikely to make any change
in their eleven. However, what they
would want to change is how they
approached the first game. In their
regular openers' absence, they went
with a new pair in Mohammad Rizwan
and Abdullah Shafique, although neither
they nor the middle-order was able to
live up to the expectations. Haris Rauf
was the pick of the bowlers as he finished
up taking three, while he was well-
assisted by Shaheen Afridi, who bagged
two. Imad Wasim and Faheem Ashraf
were frugal, although Wahab Riaz and
Shadab Khan went for plenty.

NZ vs PAK Head to Head

Played – 22 | New Zealand - 9 |
Pakistan - 13

In New Zealand

Played - 10 | New Zealand - 6 |
Pakistan - 4

NZ vs PAK Broadcast details

Match Timings- 11:30 AM (IST), 07:00
PM (Local)
Live Streaming