New Zealand vs Pakistan - 1st T20I of the Pakistan Tour of New Zealand, 2025 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Hagley Oval, Christchurch
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 101
Avg 1st Innings - 160
Avg 2nd Innings - 139
Highest total - 222/3 (Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights - 5th January'2020)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
NZ - 9 - 5w/4l
PAK - 7 - 5w/2l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
NZ
Daryl Mitchell - 6th Highest run scorer (602), Avg (43) - 20M/17I
Finn Allen - 11th Highest run scorer (440), Avg (40.5) - 11M/11I
Michael Bracewell - 17th Highest run scorer (333), Avg (41.63) - 16M/14I
Tim Seifert - 19th Highest run scorer (307), Avg (30.7) - 13M/11I
Mark Chapman - 23rd Highest run scorer (240), Avg (30) - 14M/10I
Matt Henry - Highest wicket taker (39), SR (15.95) - 30M/29I
Kyle Jamieson - 8th Highest wicket taker (24), SR (12.54) - 14M/14I
Zak Foulkes - 12th Highest wicket taker (20), SR (12.30) - 14M/12I
Michael Bracewell - 14th Highest wicket taker (17), SR (10.24) - 16M/8I
Jacob Duffy - 17th Highest wicket taker (15), SR (10.67) - 7M/7I
Daryl Mitchell - 31st Highest wicket taker (8), SR (28.13) - 20M/10I
Ish Sodhi - 18th Highest wicket taker (14), SR (24.07) - 19M/17I
PAK
Haris Rauf - 41st Highest wicket taker (6), SR (15.17) - 4M/4I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Canterbury Kings vs Northern Knights - 28th January'2025
175/7 vs 119/9 (CK won by 56 runs)
Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 2w+5w=7w
2) Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings - 24th January'2025
167/10 vs 136/10 (WEF won by 31 runs)
Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 1w+6w=7w
3) Canterbury Kings vs Auckland Aces - 10th January'2025
173/9 vs 132/9 (CK won by 41 runs)
Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 5w+1w=6w
4) Canterbury Kings vs Otago Volts - 7th January'2025
169/7 vs 170/5 (OTV won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+3w=6w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
5) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 21st January'2024
134/8 vs 92/10 (PAK won by 42 runs)
Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 2w+6w=8w
6) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 19th January'2024
158/5 vs 159/3 (NZ won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
7) Wellington Firebirds vs Canterbury Kings - 11th January'2024
184/5 vs 163/7 (WF won by 21 runs)
Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w
8) Canterbury Kings vs Northern Districts - 9th January'2024
202/3 vs 169/9 (CTB won by 33 runs)
Pacers - 1w+8w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 37w
2nd Innings - 34w
Spinners
1st Innings - 15w
2nd Innings - 24w
Overall
71w:39w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(16), 57(30), 13(8), 32(19), 12(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(18), 62(42), 78(37), 78(46)*, 8(4), 22(19)
2. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(26), 74(36), 1(4), 1(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(25), 88(62)*, 9(9), 51(40), 5(7), 0(1), 19(30)
3. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(11), 22(15), 30(17)*, 17(11)&1w, 13(15)&2w, 30(22)&0w, 31(19)&0w, 57(50)*, 67(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(23)&1w, 9(9)&0w, 71(46)&1w, 69(47)&2w, 34(23)&1w, 10(11)&0w, 72(44)*, 22(20)
5. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 101(58)&0w, 32(16), 2(3), 25(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(9)*&3w, 10(10)*, 18(19), 6(8)&2w, 38(32)&0w, 1(3)
6. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(15)
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(16), 32(32), 8(5), 31(32)*, 27(17)&3w, 0(1)&0w, 0(1)*&2w, 1(4)*&2w, 4(7)&2w, 20(12)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 80(49)*, 38(33), 41(34)*, 32(34)*
8. Jimmy Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 49(48)&0w, 26(15)&0w, 5(6)&0w, 6(6)*, 17(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11)&2w, 8(5)&2w, 6(9)&2w, 0w
9. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w
10. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 12(7)*&0w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 4w
12. Will O' Rourke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w
13. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w, 5w, 1w, 1w
14. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w, 10(7)*&1w, 11(7)*&1w, 11(6)&2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 23(9)*&2w, 13(8)&1w, 0w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 7(2)*&2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 5w, 0w
15. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 19(15)&3w, 14(9)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(6)&2w, 2w
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Abdul Samad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hasan Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Jahandad Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mohammad Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(6)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w
12. Mohammad Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Omair Bin Yusuf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Sufyan Moqim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Muhammad Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
44 - 23w/19l/2nr (In Favour of PAK)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
3w/2l (In Favour of NZ)
(iii) On This Venue
6 - 4w/2l (In Favour of PAK)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 27th April'2024
178/5 vs 169/10 (PAK won by 9 runs)
Usman Khan - 31(24)
Shadab Khan - 15(5)*&1w
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 4w
Tim Seifert - 52(33)*
Michael Bracewell - 23(21)
Jimmy Neesham - 16(8)&1w
Zak Foulkes - 1w
Will O'Rourke - 1w
Ben Sears - 1w
Ish Sodhi - 1w
2) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 25th April'2024
178/7 vs 174/8 (NZ won by 4 runs)
Tim Robinson - 51(36)
Michael Bracewell - 27(20)&1w
Will O'Rourke - 3w
Ben Sears - 2w
Jimmy Neesham - 1w
Usman Khan - 16(11)
Muhammad Abbas Afridi - 3w
3) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 21st April'2024
178/4 vs 179/3 (NZ won by 7 wkts)
Shadab Khan - 41(20)
Muhammad Irfan Khan - 30(20)*
Muhammad Abbas Afridi - 2w
Mark Chapman - 87(42)*
Tim Robinson - 28(19)
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Michael Bracewell - 1w
Jacob Duffy - 1w
4) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 20th April'2024
90/10 vs 92/3 (PAK won by 7 wkts)
Mark Chapman - 19(16)
Ish Sodhi - 1w
Michael Bracewell - 1w
Muhammad Irfan Khan - 18(18)*
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3w
Abrar Ahmed - 2w
Shadab Khan - 2w
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet
NZ
Mark Chapman - 5th Highest run scorer (541), Avg (45.08) - 20M/18I
Finn Allen - 8th Highest run scorer (366), Avg (40.66) - 9M/9I
Tim Seifert - 9th Highest run scorer (330), Avg (27.50) - 14M/14I
Daryl Mitchell - 11th Highest run scorer (309), Avg (34.34) - 11M/11I
Jimmy Neesham - 23rd Highest run scorer (174), Avg (17.40) - 19M/16I
Ish Sodhi - 5th Highest wicket taker (23), SR (23.8) - 28M/26I
Matt Henry - 11th Highest wicket taker (13), SR (17) - 11M/10I
Jimmy Neesham - 12th Highest wicket taker (12), SR (16) - 19M/12I
PAK
Shadab Khan - 24th Highest run scorer (172), Avg (17.20) - 24M/11I
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2nd Highest wicket taker (33), SR (13.6) - 21M/21I
Haris Rauf - 3rd Highest wicket taker (32), SR (11.7) - 16M/16I
Shadab Khan - 7th Highest wicket taker (17), SR (26.8) - 24M/20I
Muhammad Abbas Afridi - 13th Highest wicket taker (10), SR (10.2) - 6M/6I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(8), 12(6), 4(3), 34(15), 74(41), 137(62)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 62(42), 8(4), 22(19)
2. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(7), 35(20), 8(8), 31(23), 0(0)*, 12(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 0(1), 57(43), 84(63)*, 0(1), 19(30), 21(16), 52(33)
3. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4), 51(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(19)
4. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(20), 53(35)*, 33(26), 3(6), 61(27), 17(10), 8(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(5), 9(7), 15(18), 72(44)*
5. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 32(16), 25(19), 16(9)*, 71(42)*, 26(11), 4(9), 1(2), 0(0)*, 19(16), 8(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3), 34(20), 34(27), 65(40)*, 104(57)*, 1(3), 87(42), 12(12)
6. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&0w, 1(4)*&2w, 4(11)&1w, 27(20)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 23(21)&0w
8. Jimmy Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(9)&0w, 7(4)*&3w, 2(4)&1w, 1(2)&0w, 5(6)&0w, 17(10), 16(12)*, 10(6), 1(6), 11(11)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(10)*&1w, 1w, 15(8), 1(2)&1w, 10(6)&3w, 45(25)*&0w, 6(5)*, 16(8)&1w
9. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 8(13)&1w, 5(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 15(12)&0w, 2w, 1w, 11(9)*&0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w
10. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
11. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
12. Will O' Rourke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
13. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(10)*&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
14. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 2w
15. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(5), 31(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(6), 16(11)
3. Abdul Samad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hasan Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Jahandad Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 2w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 42(32), 4(7), 8(7), 5(3), 1w, 0w, 41(20)&0w, 15(5)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0(1), 0w, 34(22), 1w, 0w, 16(19), 2w, 7(8)
8. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(20), 14(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(10)
9. Mohammad Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(6)*&0w, 2w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 3w
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 10(5)*&2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 6(6)&2w, 1w, 3w, 22(13)&0w, 16(11)*&1w, 1w, 3w
11. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w, 4w, 4w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w
12. Mohammad Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
14. Omair Bin Yusuf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Sufyan Moqim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Muhammad Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(20)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(18)*
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD :
*Kyle Jamieson & Will O'Rourke are available for the first 3 Matches & will be replaced by Zak Foulkes & Matt Henry for the remaining 2 Matches.
Probable XI
1) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 15, 48, 45, 10, 9, 25, 19, 68, 50
2) Tim Seifert - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 17, 83, 21, 109*, 0, 15, 40*, 10, 11
3) Tim Robinson - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 40, 85, 0, 9, 3, 76*, 5, 89, 57, 37, 41
4) Daryl Mitchell - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 63, 49, 17, 10, 36r 0w, 57, 10, 81, 46, 20
5) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 47, 21, 68, 81, 62, 29*, 9, 42, 15, 27, 2
/Mitchell Hay
6) Jimmy Neesham - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 32r 1w, 128r 3w, 8r 1w, 7r 1w, 51r 2w, 32r 3w, 1r 0w, 1r 0w, 28r 1w, 30
7) Michael Bracewell - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 53r 2w, 16r 1w, 2r 0w, 11r 4w, 0r 1w, 1r 0w, 2r 2w, 1w, 31r 2w, 17r 1w
8) Kyle Jamieson - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 1w, 13r 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 4w
9) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 12r 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w
10) Ben Sears - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 17r 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 7r 1w
/Jacob Duffy
11) Will O'Rourke - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w
BENCH
12) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w
13) Mitchell Hay - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 30, 50, 86*, 9, 51, 3, 4, 56, 5, 0, 2
14) Matt Henry - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 5w, 1w, 2w, 31r 2w, 2w, 3w, 12r 0w, 2w, 1w
15) Zak Foulkes - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 11r 2w, 75r 1w, 19r 0w, 17r 1w, 14r 0w, 2w, 7r 2w, 7r 0w, 0w, 14r 1w
Safe C/VC choices
Michael Bracewell, Jimmy Neesham
B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Mohammad Haris - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 16, 55, 16, 18, 76*, 41, 0, 19, 9, 15, 19, 0, 27
2) Usman Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 19, 0, 10, 53, 55, 123, 18, 3, 9
3) Abdul Samad - RHB
Last 10 - 1, 0r 1w, 0w, 41*, 34*, 0, 9*, 24, 0
4) Hasan Nawaz - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 19, 27r 0w, 41, 74, 24, 50, 44, 30, 22
5) Salman Ali Agha - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 19r 0w, 42r 0w, 45r 1w, 134r 0w, 40r 0w, 9r 0w, 15, 2, 14, 19r 3w, 48r 0w, 18, 1
6) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 70r 0w, 40, 8, 4*, 0r 3w, 8r 1w, 34*, 55r 1w, 13r 0w, 30r 0w, 9, 12*, 4
7) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 38r 1w, 69r 0w, 7r 0w, 1w, 15r 0w, 10r 3w, 15r 3w, 59r 2w, 73r 0w, 48
8) Jahandad Khan - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 26r 1w, 10r 2w, 0w, 13r 1w, 2w, 4r 3w, 0w, 22r 2w, 0w, 16r 3w
9) Shaheen Shah Afridi - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 2w, 14r 0w, 1w, 2w, 10r 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 8r 0w, 27r 0w
10) Mohammad Abbas Afridi - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 21r 1w, 1r 0w, 11r 1w, 2w, 15r 3w, 2w, 0w, 1q
11) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 19r 2w, 1w, 4r 2w, 7r 1w, 9r 2w, 9r 1w, 6r 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w
BENCH
12) Sufyan Moqim - LHB, Left Arm Wrist Spin
Last 10 - 1w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 5w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w
13) Omair Bin Yusuf - RHB
Last 10 - 28, 20, 1, 10, 12, 0, 12, 106, 26, 0r 0w, 3, 9, 10*, 16, 25
14) Muhammad Irfan Khan - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0, 0r 0w, 96, 28, 19 57, 0, 14, 15, 1, 30
15) Mohammad Ali - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 4w, 3w, 1w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 4w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 0w
16) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 23r 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Differential GL C/VC choices
NZ - Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy
PAK - Jahandad Khan, Muhammad Abbas Afridi
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