The Group 2 encounter between New Zealand and Pakistan is a very important match for Pakistan as they lost their match against arch-rivals India by 6 wickets.
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After losing against India at the Eden Gardens, Pakistan would like to bounce back to winning ways if they want to lay their hands on the trophy once again. While the batsmen wilted under the pressure of the India-Pakistan match and collapsed in a heap, their bowling showed some discipline against their arch-rivals.
On the other hand, New Zealand have won both their matches and are currently on top of Group 2 with the 47 run win against India helping the Kiwi’s net run-rate. They were brilliant in all the departments against Australia at Dharamsala and that will surely give the team a lot of confidence when they take on Pakistan.
The Kiwis are in outstanding form from the start of the year and now have shown their calibre to the world on the big stage. But they have to be aware of Pakistan, taking into account the unpredictability of the ‘Men in Green’.
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New Zealand vs Pakistan 2016 LIVE Streaming Details
TV Channel: Star Sports 1, HD1 (English) and 3, HD3 (Hindi)
Online Stream: www.starsports.com, Hotstar App
Match Date: 22 March 2016, Tuesday
Match Time: 19.30 IST, 14.00 GMT
Match Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Team News
New Zealand Team
The New Zealand team management are reading the conditions very well in India and are also selecting players keeping it in mind. They are likely to go with two spinners for this match.
New Zealand also have the psychological advantage over Pakistan as they won the T20I series against them a few months ago.
Pakistan Team
The team management seems to have some problems to find a feasible combination after an abject show in the Asia Cup. Though Ahmed Shehzad is back at the top of the order, the batting lineup looks comparatively unsure of their roles.
The Pakistani team will be keen to perform well in this match and give their supporters something to cheer for after they failed to break their losing streak against India.
Teams (Predicted XI)
New Zealand Squad
Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (C), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliot, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Pakistan Squad
Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (WK), Shahid Afridi (C), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan
Recent Form
New Zealand: W-W-L-W-W
Pakistan: W-L-L-W-L
Key Stats: Pak vs NZ
- Pakistan have won 8 out 14 matches they played against New Zealand.
- Martin Guptill is New Zealand’s highest scorer against Pakistan in T20Is.
- Mohammad Hafeez is Pakistan’s highest scorer against New Zealand in T20Is
- Tim Southee is New Zealand’s highest wicket taker against Pakistan in T20Is.
- Shahid Afridi is Pakistan’s highest wicket taker against New Zealand in T20Is.
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