New Zealand vs Pakistan Dream11 Prediction, World Cup 2023: NZ vs PAK predicted XI, fantasy team, squads

NZ vs PAK Prediction, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Get all the Dream11 fantasy tips, predicted XI and squads for the WC match between New Zealand and Pakistan.

Pakistan‘s Shaheen Afridi during a practice session ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K/The Hindu

New Zealand and Pakistan will face off at the M. Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru on Saturday in a high-stakes ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match.

Both teams will need a win desperately to stay alive in the race for the semifinals. The Kiwis, especially, will need to bounce back after losing three consecutive games, while Pakistan will hope to carry forward the momentum it seemed to gather after a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in its last match.

New Zealand will also have to contend with a number of injuries in its squad, with Matt Henry ruled out of the tournament following the unavailability of Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman and Lockie Ferguson in the last few games. To add to the woes of the Black Caps, James Neesham is also recovering from a wrist issue.

Pakistan, on the other hand, seems to have finally settled on a balanced combination. Fakhar Zaman replaced Imam-ul-Haq at the top against Bangladesh and struck a blistering 74-ball 81. The additions of Agha Salman and Usama Mir also give the side depth and variety and Pakistan is unlikely to change its eleven.

NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN PREDICTED XI

NEW ZEALAND: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (c) (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee.

PAKISTAN: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf.

NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN DREAM11 PREDICTION

WICKETKEEPERS

Devon Conway, Mohammad Rizwan (vc)

BATTERS

Babar Azam, Daryl Mitchell, Abdullah Shafique

ALL-ROUNDERS

Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra (c), Glenn Phillips, Iftikhar Ahmed

BOWLERS

Shaheen Afridi, Trent Boult

Team composition: NZ 6-5 PAK | Credits Left: 7.5

SQUADS

NEW ZEALAND: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk) (c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman.

PAKISTAN: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali.