New Zealand vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I of the Pakistan Tour of New Zealand, 2025 at Eden Park, Auckland
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Eden Park, Auckland
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 50
Avg 1st Innings - 168
Avg 2nd Innings - 147
Highest Total - 245/5 (Australia vs New Zealand - 16th February'2018)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
NZ - 28 - 11w/17l
PAK - 5 - 2w/3l
(iii) Top Performers on this Venue
NZ
Tim Seifert - 11th Highest run scorer (178), Avg (17.80) - 12M/12I
Daryl Mitchell - 14th Highest run scorer (163), Avg (32.60) - 5M/5I
Mark Chapman - 18th Highest run scorer (141), Avg (17.63) - 11M/10I
Finn Allen - 23rd Highest run scorer (131), Avg (31) - 5M/4I
Jacob Duffy - 7th Highest wicket taker (11), SR (8.73) - 4M/4I
Ish Sodhi - 7th Highest wicket taker (11), SR (22.64) - 13M/12I
Jimmy Neesham - 10th Highest wicket taker (9), SR (10.33) - 5M/5I
PAK
Haris Rauf - 18th Highest wicket taker (5), SR (9.60) - 2M/2I
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 19th Highest wicket taker (5), SR (9.60) - 2M/2I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Australia vs New Zealand - 25th February'2024
118/4 vs 98/3 (AUS won by 27 runs in 10 overs match - DLS)
Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
2) Australia vs New Zealand - 23rd February'2024
174/10 vs 102/10 (AUS won by 72 runs)
Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
3) New Zealand vs Pakistan - 12th January'2024
226/8 vs 180/10 (NZ won by 46 runs)
Pacers - 8w+8w=16w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w
4) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - 2nd April'2023
196/5 vs 196/8 (SL won in Super Over)
Pacers - 5w+5w=10w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w
5) Central Stags vs Auckland Aces - 22nd January'2022
176/7 vs 166/7 (CS won by 10 runs)
Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 5w+1w=6w
6) Auckland Aces vs Wellington Firebirds - 20th January'2022
121/9 vs 122/2 (WF won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 9w+1w=10w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w
7) Otago Volts vs Auckland Aces - 15th January'2022
130/10 vs 133/9 (AA won by 1 wkt)
Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 6w+5w=11w
8) Auckland Aces vs Canterbury Kings - 7th January'2022
167/8 vs 172/5 (CK won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+3w=8w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 44w
2nd Innings - 34w
Spinners
1st Innings - 17w
2nd Innings - 18w
Overall
78w:35w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 71(29), 34(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(6), 13(9)
2. Tim Seifert
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)*, 12(6), 3(8), 2(3), 12(12), 39(16), 1(2), 33(26)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(13), 57(43), 0(3), 2(5)
3. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(21), 1(2)&1w, 11(6), 61(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(44)
5. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(14), 8(9), 0(0)*, 26(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 34(20), 0(2), 5(6), 33(23), 2(3), 17(15)*
6. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(3)*, 8(13)
8. Jimmy Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(1)*&2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(20)&2w, 48(24)*&0w, 15(10)*, 19(10)&2w
9. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 10(4)*&0w, 0w
10. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w
11. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
12. Will O' Rourke
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Jacob Duffy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 4w
14. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
15. Zak Foulkes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
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 - 2w, 42(32)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Khushdil Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mohammad Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shaheen Shah Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w
11. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 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
46 - 24w/20l/2nr (In Favour of PAK)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
4w/1l (In Favour of NZ)
(iii) On This Venue
4 - 2w/2l (Tied)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 18th March'2025
135/9 vs 137/5 (NZ won by 5 wkts)
Salman Ali Agha - 46(25)
Shadab Khan - 26(14)
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 22(14)*
Haris Rauf - 2w
Jahandad Khan - 1w
Khushdil Shah - 1w
Mohammad Ali - 1w
Tim Seifert - 45(22)
Finn Allen - 38(16)
Mitchell Hay - 21(16)*
Jacob Duffy - 2w
Ben Sears - 2w
Jimmy Neesham - 2w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
2) Pakistan vs New Zealand - 16th March'2025
91/10 vs 92/1 (NZ won by 9 wkts)
Khushdil Shah - 32(30)
Salman Ali Agha - 18(20)
Abrar Ahmed - 1w
Tim Seifert - 44(29)
Finn Allen - 29(17)*
Tim Robinson - 18(15)*
Jacob Duffy - 4w
Kyle Jamieson - 3w
Ish Sodhi - 2w
Zak Foulkes - 1w
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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 (542), Avg (41.9) - 22M/19I
Finn Allen - 8th Highest run scorer (433), Avg (43.3) - 11M/11I
Tim Seifert - 9th Highest run scorer (419), Avg (29.92) - 16M/16I
Daryl Mitchell - 10th Highest run scorer (323), Avg (32.3) - 13M/12I
Jimmy Neesham - 24th Highest run scorer (179), Avg (16.27) - 20M/17I
Ish Sodhi - 4th Highest wicket taker (27), SR (21.6) - 30M/28I
Jimmy Neesham - 10th Highest wicket taker (14), SR (15) - 20M/13I
Matt Henry - 12th Highest wicket taker (13), SR (17) - 11M/10I
Jacob Duffy - 13th Highest wicket taker (11), SR (11.2) - 7M/6I
Ben Sears - 19th Highest wicket taker (9), SR (14.6) - 7M/6I
Michael Bracewell - 22nd Highest wicket taker (7), SR (23.1) - 10M/9I
PAK
Shadab Khan - 22nd Highest run scorer (201), Avg (16.75) - 26M/13I
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3rd Highest wicket taker (33), SR (14.5) - 23M/23I
Haris Rauf - 2nd Highest wicket taker (34), SR (11.5) - 17M/17I
Shadab Khan - 7th Highest wicket taker (17), SR (27.8) - 26M/22I
Muhammad Abbas Afridi - 14th 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), 29(17)*, 38(16)
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), 44(29), 45(22)
3. Tim Robinson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(4), 51(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(19), 18(15)*
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)*, 14(14)
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), 1(6)
6. Mitchell Hay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(16)*
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, 0w, 5(2)*&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, 5(4)&2w
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, 2w, 2w
10. Ben Sears
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 0w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w
11. Kyle Jamieson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 3w
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, 4w, 2w
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, 1w, 0w
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(6), 11(10)
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 - 7(12), 11(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hasan Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2), 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Jahandad Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(17)&0w, 0(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Salman Ali Agha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(20), 46(28)
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, 3(6)&0w, 26(14)&0w
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), 32(30), 2(2)&1w
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, 0w, 22(14)*&0w
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, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 2w
12. Mohammad Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
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)*, 1(6), 11(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(18)*
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 38, 29*, 0, 15, 48, 45, 10, 9, 25, 19, 68, 50
2) Tim Seifert - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 45, 44, 17, 83, 21, 109*, 0, 15, 40*, 10, 11
3) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1, 47, 21, 68, 81, 62, 29*, 9, 42, 15, 27, 2
4) Daryl Mitchell - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 14, 63, 49, 17, 10, 36r 0w, 57, 10, 81, 46, 20
5) Jimmy Neesham - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 5r 2w, 32r 1w, 128r 3w, 8r 1w, 7r 1w, 51r 2w, 32r 3w, 1r 0w, 1r 0w, 28r 1w, 30
6) Mitchell Hay - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 21*, 30, 50, 86*, 9, 51, 3, 4, 56, 5, 0, 2
7) Michael Bracewell - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 0w, 53r 2w, 16r 1w, 2r 0w, 11r 4w, 0r 1w, 1r 0w, 2r 2w, 1w, 31r 2w, 17r 1w
8) Zak Foulkes - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 11r 2w, 75r 1w, 19r 0w, 17r 1w, 14r 0w, 2w, 7r 2w, 7r 0w, 0w, 14r 1w
9) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 12r 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w
10) Jacob Duffy - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w
11) Ben Sears - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 17r 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 7r 1w
BENCH
12) Will O'Rourke - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w
13) Kyle Jamieson - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 1w, 13r 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 4w
14) Matt Henry - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 5w, 1w, 2w, 31r 2w, 2w, 3w, 12r 0w, 2w, 1w
15) Tim Robinson - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 18*, 40, 85, 0, 9, 3, 76*, 5, 89, 57, 37, 41
Safe C/VC choices
Jacob Duffy, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert
B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Mohammad Haris - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 0, 16, 55, 16, 18, 76*, 41, 0, 19, 9, 15, 19, 0, 27
2) Hasan Nawaz - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0, 0, 19, 27r 0w, 41, 74, 24, 50, 44, 30, 22
3) Salman Ali Agha - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 46, 18, 19r 0w, 42r 0w, 45r 1w, 134r 0w, 40r 0w, 9r 0w, 15, 2, 14, 19r 3w, 48r 0w, 18, 1
4) Muhammad Irfan Khan - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 11, 1, 0, 0r 0w, 96, 28, 19 57, 0, 14, 15, 1, 30
5) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 26r 0w, 3r 0w, 70r 0w, 40, 8, 4*, 0r 3w, 8r 1w, 34*, 55r 1w, 13r 0w, 30r 0w, 9, 12*, 4
6) Khushdil Shah - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2r 1w, 32, 38r 1w, 69r 0w, 7r 0w, 1w, 15r 0w, 10r 3w, 15r 3w, 59r 2w, 73r 0w, 48
7) Abdul Samad - RHB
Last 10 - 11, 7, 1, 0r 1w, 0w, 41*, 34*, 0, 9*, 24, 0
8) Jahandad Khan - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 17r 0w, 26r 1w, 10r 2w, 0w, 13r 1w, 2w, 4r 3w, 0w, 22r 2w, 0w, 16r 3w
9) Shaheen Shah Afridi - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 22r 0w, 0w, 2w, 14r 0w, 1w, 2w, 10r 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 8r 0w, 27r 0w
10) Mohammad Ali - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 4w, 3w, 1w, 5w, 3w, 4w, 4w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 0w
11) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 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) Usman Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 19, 0, 10, 53, 55, 123, 18, 3, 9
15) Mohammad Abbas Afridi - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 21r 1w, 1r 0w, 11r 1w, 2w, 15r 3w, 2w, 0w, 1q
16) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 23r 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Differential GL C/VC choices
NZ - Zak Foulkes, Michael Bracewell
PAK - Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan
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