PAK vs NZ T20 World Cup 2021: Possible Playing 11 of New Zealand

NZ Playing 11: The New Zealand team will clash with the Pakistan team in the Match 19 of the T20 World Cup 2021. They lost both their warmup games and would look to improve their performances.

In the last fixture, the New Zealand team lost to England in the warmup games. The team was given a target of 163 runs on the board, with Ish Sodhi being the top bowler with 3 wickets, and duo of Southee- Ferguson picking 1 each. Then, the batters like Devon Conway and Martin Guptill were impressive, but the other batters did not produce good enough performances and team fell short by 13 runs.

Team News

The team lost both their warmup matches of the tournament.
All the players are fit, and are expected to give their 100%.

NZ Playing 11 (likely)

The New Zealand team will play the tournament with their A squad, as opposed to the squad they lost against the Bangladesh team. The likes of Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Jimmy Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, and Lockie Ferguson will be back in the mix. They have a very strong squad, and most of the players are coming after playing in similar conditions at the IPL. The other key players for the team will be Martin Guptill, Mitchell Santner, and Ish Sodhi. The team would look to start their tournament with a clinical win in this fixture.

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NZ Playing 11 (likely)

1. Martin Guptill
2. Devon Conway
3. Kane Williamson (c)
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Tim Seifert (wk)
6. James Neesham
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Trent Boult
9. Tim Southee
10. Kyle Jamieson/ Lockie Ferguson
11. Ish Sodhi

New Zealand Squad

New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson

Where to Watch PAK vs NZ Live T20 World Cup 2021

WATCH PAK vs NZ LIVE on Star Sports 1 and Disney+ Hotstar App. The New Zealand team will be a looking to forget the losses of the warmup matches to do well in their opening fixture of T20 World Cup 2021. The team just missed by a whisker in the match against Australia, and would look to improve their performances to match up to the standards of the Pakistan team. The viewers who don’t have the luxury of TV can watch the entire Pakistan vs New Zealand live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.If Pakistan wins, they can be the probable semi finalist from this group.

4 Fantasy picks for Pakistan vs New Zealand from NZ

1. Kane Williamson

One of the highest rated batsman across all the formats, Williamson has been impressive to be the best batter of the team for the past few years. He would take the confidence of scoring runs in UAE for the past 1 month to benefit the New Zealand team.

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Kane Williamson	67	1805	31.66

2. Martin Guptill

The opener was impressive in the warmup matches with his quickfire contributions to give the team a good start in the power play overs. He is an experienced campaigner and would look to be proficient in his responsibilities. In 102 T20Is, Guptill has amassed 2939 runs at an average of 32.29

Name	Matches	Runs	Average
Martin Guptill	102	2939	32.29

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3. Lockie Ferguson

Another fast bowler has been taken in place of spinner, due to the Pakistanis being very good at playing them. Lockie with his express pace and perfect line lengths can bamboozle the opposition batsman, like in the IPL 2021.

Name	Matches	Wickets	Average
Lockie Ferguson	13	24	13.16

4. Trent Boult

The left arm fast bowler will be looking to excel in his craft against the strong Pakistan team to start their campaign with a win. He has been lethal with his wickets in the power play overs and can push in toe crushing yorkers in the death overs.