NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Preview:
After the T20I series, Pakistan will lockhorns with hosts New Zealand in the longest format of the game. Both the teams have played Test cricket this year. Pakistan took on England while New Zealand took on West Indies in their last series. New Zealand went on to win the series against West Indies while Pakistan went down to England by 1-0. In their last five head to head, New Zealand have won four of them.
NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Probable playing 11
New Zealand- Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson (Captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (Wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell/Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Neil Wagner and Tim Southee.
Pakistan – Abid Ali, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Faheem Ashraf, Haris Sohail, Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Abbas
NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Definite picks:
– Williamson scored 251 in his last Test outing
– Fawad Alam scored 139 in the last innings of practice match
– Babar Azam, Shadab Khan and Imam Ul Haq will miss out the Test series and Rizwan will captain the side for the first time.
NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Fantasy playing 11
– M Rizwan, K Williamson, R Taylor, Abid Ali, T Latham, F Alam, Azhar Ali, N Shah, N Wagner, S Afridi, T Boult.
NZ vs PAK Dream 11 Captain choices-
Williamson, Latham, Alam, Boult, Shah
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