NZ-XI vs PK-A Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update - Pakistan A Tour of New Zealand, 4th Unofficial T20

Match Details

The 4th unofficial T20 match of the Pakistan A tour of New Zealand between Pakistan A and New Zealand XI will be played at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln. 

The match is scheduled to start at 3:30 AM IST on January 3, 2021.

Preview

Pakistan A finally put an end to their losing streak after hammering Canterbury Kings in their previous game by 7 wickets. They will come back to their winning venue Lincoln and will be oozing with confidence against the New Zealand-XI side.

NZ-XI, on the other hand, are a relatively inexperienced side and might as well have to put their best foot forward after the opposition gained some winning momentum. The likes of Jeet Raval and Jakob Bhula are two of the better cricketers in the line-up and a lot will depend on them.

Weather Report

The weather at the venue is expected to be extremely favourable for a game of cricket with a 22 degrees Celsius temperature and only 10% chances of rain. With 53% humidity, expect some help for the pacers as they might just get some hint of movement.

Pitch Condition/Report

As observed in the previous T20 game, the pitch assists the batsmen more than the bowlers but overall it’s a balanced track.

Average first innings score

169 (1 previous T20 match played here)

Record of chasing teams

Won-1; Lost-0; Tied-0 

Injury and Availability News:

Will be added when there is an update

NZ-XI vs PK-A Probable Playing XIs:

New Zealand XI

Jeet Raval(c), Rhys Mariu, Joe Carter, Fergus Lellman, Jakob Bhula, Quin Sunde (Wk), Ryan Harrison, Henry Shipley, Tim Pringle, Adhitya Ashok, Fraser Sheat

Bench:

Jarrod McKay, William ORourke

Pakistan A

Rohail Nazir (c & wk), Zeeshan Malik, Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Haris Rauf, Danish Aziz, Muhammad Hasnain, Hussain Talat, Usman Qadir.

Bench

Musa Khan, Zafar Gohar, Wahab Riaz

NZ-XI vs PK-A Top Picks for today’s Dream11 match:

Rohail Nazir – The Pakistan A captain, stormed the Canterbury Kings with a quickfire 69* off 39 balls hitting 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. Expect the Captain to lead from the front yet again, as PK-A look to seal another victory. 

Hussain Talat played the perfect second fiddle as his side demanded when his captain, from the other end, was taking PK-A to a phenomenal victory in the previous game. Talat hit the winning runs and completed his half century and would like to repeat his heroics against NZ-XI as well.

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Henry Shipley had a decent January 2020 season where his knack of picking up wickets was well recognized. If NZ-XI wish to win this one, their hopes will rely on their frontline bowler to pick some early wickets of the opposition that looked fragile in the previous game.

Usman Qadir has proved to be a brilliant bowler in the shortest format given the fact that he gives his side wickets and bowls at an amazing economy rate. He gave away only 20 runs from his quota of 4 overs in the previous game picking one scalp.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Rohail Nazir, Henry Shipley

Vice-Captain Options – Hussain Talat, Usman Qadir

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ-XI vs PK-A for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Rohail Nazir (C)

Batters – Jeet Raval, Haider Ali, Joe Carter, Zeeshan Malik

All-Rounders – Jakob Bhula (VC), Amad Butt, Fraser Sheat

Bowlers – Henry Shipley, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NZ-XI vs PK-A for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Rohail Nazir, Quinn Sunde

Batters – Jeet Raval, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat (VC)

All-Rounders – Danish Aziz, Fraser Sheat

Bowlers – Henry Shipley (C), Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir, Muhammad Hasnain

Expert Advice:

Choose more players from Pakistan A as they’d look to register their 2nd win of the tournament. 

Probable Winners

Pakistan A are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.