NZ vs PAK Pitch report: A brand new-look Pakistani workforce will tackle New Zealand in te first T20I match at Auckland’s Eden Park on Thursday, January 11. Shaheen Afridi will be main the workforce in his first T20I match as a full-time captain whereas Mohammad Rizwan will step in as his deputy in the absence of Shadab Khan.
New Zealand additionally welcome again their star batter and captain Kane Williamson who missed the latest white-ball sequence in opposition to Bangladesh. Devon Conway can be returning however the rising teenager Ravindra Jadeja is given a relaxation from this five-match sequence.
Eden Park, Auckland Pitch Report
Auckland’s Eden Park will be internet hosting it is first T20I sport in the final eight months. New Zealand cricket workforce tied a 196 complete in opposition to Sri Lanka in the final T20I match right here which suggests a superb quantity of assist for the batters. The pitch additionally provided further bounce and seam on a brand new ball. Teams batting first have received 11 of 28 T20I matches performed at Eden Park whereas 12 groups chasing recorded victories.
Eden Park, Auckland – The Numbers Game
T20I Stats
Total T20I matches – 28
Matches received batting first – 11
Matches received bowling first – 12
Average 1st Inns scores – 160
Average 2nd Inns scores – 148
Highest complete recorded – 245/5 by Australia vs New Zealand
Lowest complete recorded – 76/10 by Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Highest rating chases – 245/5 by Australia vs New Zealand
Lowest rating defended – 108/6 by England Women vs New Zealand Women
NZ vs PAK, 1st T20I Squads:
New Zealand T20I Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson (third match solely), Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ben Sears (first two video games), Lockie Ferguson (video games 3, 4 & 5)
Pakistan T20I squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Aamer Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan
