The cricket fans are ready to witness yet another big battle of the T20 cricket. The 3rd T20 match of the Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2020 is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020 at McLean Park, Napier. We are posting safe, secure, and accurate today match prediction of all matches of Pakistan and New Zealand.

New Zealand had won this home series against Pakistan with a margin of 2-0 and now had a chance to clean sweep against team Pakistan. They had won the second t20 match against with a handsome margin of nine wickets where they lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of the bowling unit of New Zealand was good in that match. They leaked 163 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Tim Southee was the highest wicket-taker from their side who picked four wickets in his four overs bowled out against just 21 runs.

Ish Sodhi and James Neesham picked one wicket each in the previous match while Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, and Scott Kuggeleijn were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of New Zealand also had an outstanding performance in the previous match and chased the target of 164 runs in 19.2 overs with nine wickets in hand. Tim Seifert was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who remained not out after scoring 84 runs on 63 deliveries with the help of eight boundaries and three sixes. The skipper, Kane Williamson also had a superb performance with the bat. He scored 57 runs while he faced 42 deliveries and smashed eight boundaries and one six. He also remained not out till the chase of the target.

Pakistan had completely failed to perform well in this t20 series against New Zealand. They had lost the both played matches earlier and also the series. They lost the 2nd match by a handsome margin of nine-wicket. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The batting order of Pakistan once again failed to put a big total on the board. Except for Mohammad Hafeez, no batsmen could give the best performance from their side. They scored a total of 163 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Mohammad Hafeez was the most successful and highest run-scorer from the Pakistan side who remained not out after scoring 99 runs. He faced 57 deliveries and smashed 10 boundaries and five sixes.

Mohammad Rizwan could manage to score 22 runs while Khushdil Shah had just 14 runs to his name. Imad Wasim scored 10 runs while Haidar Ali scored four runs. Like the batting, the bowling unit of team Pakitan also failed to perform well in the previous match. They failed to defend the target of 164 runs and leaked this target in 19.2 overs. Faheem Ashraf was the only bowler from the Pakistan side who picked one wicket in his 3.2 overs bowled out against 19 runs. Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Wahab Riaz, Imad Wasim, and the skipper, Shadab Khan remained wicketless in the previous match.

Pakistan had played a total of 159 T20 matches where they won 97 and Opposing teams won 60 matches. Their two matches were ended with no result.

New Zealand had played 136 T20 matches. They won 66 matches while opposing teams won 66 matches. Their four matches were ended without any result.

Pakistan had faced New Zealand in 23 T20 matches where Pakistan won 13 and New Zealand won 10 matches.

According to our match prediction, New Zealand is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make New Zealand a favorite team to win this match.

• New Zealand had won this T20 series already
• Pakistan team had almost failed to perform in this series
• New Zealand has a strong batting order on the side
• The bowling unit of New Zealand is also strong and looks in good form
• The home conditions and crowd will also helpful for New Zealand

New Zealand has a strong batting order in the side which in excellent form. They also have a good result while playing against Pakistan, so the winning chances of today’s match for New Zealand have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

New Zealand has a 56% chance to win this match
Pakistan has 44% chances to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st match of this series and scheduled to be held at McLean Park, Napier. Pitch here in this stadium is a batting favored and with a little bit of bounce that may help the seamers. Spinners can play a key role in this pitch. A score of near about 190 runs should be as a par.

The weather forecast for Napier is not good for this match. There are some chances of rain and that is possible that we may have a short match.

Dream11 Prediction for New Zealand vs Pakistan. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of Pakistan and New Zealand is mentioned under.

Date: Tuesday, 22nd December 2020
Time: 06:00 AM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 11:30 AM IST

Stadium: McLean Park
Location: Napier, New Zealand
Opened: 1911
Capacity: 22,500
Known as: McLean Park
Ends: Centennial Stand End, Embankment End
Time Zone: UTC +13:00
Home to: Central Districts
Other Sports: it is home to Rugby
Floodlights: Yes
Curator: Phil Stoyanoff

Total matches: 2
Matches won batting first: 1
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 191
Average 2nd Inns scores: 154
Highest total recorded: 241/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs NZ
Lowest total recorded: 165/10 (16.5 Ov) by NZ vs ENG
Highest score chased: 143/4 (18 Ov) by NZ vs BAN
Lowest score defended: 241/3 (20 Ov) by ENG vs NZ

Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner, Doug Bracewell, Todd Astle, Kane Williamson.