Match Details:
The 1st unofficial T20 of the Pakistan-A tour of New Zealand will be played between the Northern Knights and the Pakistan-A cricket team at the Seddon Park cricket ground in Hamilton.
The match is scheduled to start at 08:30 AM IST (04:00 PM Local Time) (03:00 AM GMT).
Preview:
After the unofficial Test match, Pakistan A tour of New Zealand will be now moving on to the shortest format of the game. But this game will involve the Northern Knights playing against the Pakistan A side. This match will be the first of the 5 unofficial T20s, all of which will see different teams taking on Pakistan-A team, it will be important for the Northern Knights side as they will have just a single opportunity to prove their prowess against the touring team.
The Pakistan-A team, having won the opening game of the tour, the one-off Test match against the New Zealand A side, will want to continue their winning run by again winning the 1st match of this series of 5 games. This will give the team a good momentum going in, as they will have to make changes according to the conditions and the team that they are playing against.
NK vs PK-A Weather Report for Match 1:
Things do not look good in terms of the weather conditions on the game day as weather-related interruptions can come in due to the 70 per cent chance of rainfall and scattered thunderstorms expected to come in during the day.
Pitch Report:
The pitches at this venue have in the past favoured the batsmen but the overcast conditions may bring in some respite for the bowlers. So, a balanced competition between the bat and the ball can be expected to take place.
Average 1st Innings score:
186 (Last 5 T20Is played here)
Record of chasing teams:
Won: 2; Lost: 3; Tied: 0
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Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there’s an update)
NK vs PK-A Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Northern Knights:
Tim Seifert, Katene Clarke, Dean Brownlie, Jeet Raval, Anton Devcich, Scott Kuggeleijn, Brett Hampton, Brett Randell, Joe Carter, Anurag Verma, Matt Fisher
Bench:
Peter Bocock, Katene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Zak Gibson, Joe Walker, James Baker
Pakistan-A:
Rohail Nazir, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Zeeshan Malik, Iftikhar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Haris Rauf, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir
Bench:
Abdullah Shafiq, Danish Aziz, Musa Khan, Zafar Gohar
NK vs PK-A Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Tim Seifert has played in 30 T20 International matches and has scored 668 runs in total t an average of 27.83, and will be looking forward to making his impact in this game too.
Anton Devcich is another capped player in the Northern Knights side who has 4 matches worth of international cricket experience. And, in those 4 games, he took 2 wickets and scored 111 runs at a strike rate of 140.51.
Haider Ali will be a vital cog in the Pakistan-A team’s batting. Having played 7 T20Is in total, he has scored 176 runs in total at a strike rate of 144.26 and will be tasked with leading the charge with the bat in this game.
Iftikhar Ahmed is expected to be a player to watch out for as an all-rounder, who will be making contributions with both the bat and the ball in hand. He has scored 188 runs and has taken 1 wicket in the 11 T20Is that he has played in.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Tim Seifert, Anton Devcich
Vice-Captain Options – Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NK vs PK-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tim Seifert (C)
Batsmen – Jeet Raval, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali (VC), Joe Carter
All-rounders – Anton Devcich, Iftikhar Ahmed, Scott Kuggelejin
Bowlers – Brett Randell, Wahab Riaz, Haris Rauf
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NK vs PK-A Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tim Seifert, Rohail Nazir
Batsmen – Jeet Raval, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali
All-rounders – Anton Devcich (C), Iftikhar Ahmed (VC), Scott Kuggelejin
Bowlers – Brett Randell, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain
Expert Advice:
The batsmen can be favoured in your fantasy team for this game as the pitch conditions have been historically favouring the batsmen. So, you can go with either 2 wicketkeepers and 3 batsmen or 4 batsmen and 1 wicketkeeper on your side. The second wicketkeeper should be Rohail Nazir and the 4th batsman in your team can be Joe Carter.
Today’s NK vs PK-A Probable Winners:
Northern Knights are expected to win this match.
