πππππ :βΒ New Zealand vs Pakistan
ππππ : March 26, Wednesday
ππππ : 11:45 AM IST
πππππ : Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
ππππππππππ : 5th T20 2025
Fifth & Final: Can Pakistan Salvage Some Pride Against Clinical New Zealand?
- Tim Seifert has 152 runs at a strike rate of 185 in the first four games.
- Nine out of eleven Pakistani players failed to score a double-digit figure in the fourth T20I.
- New Zealand has three wins in the last 5 T20s against Pakistan.
New Zealand vs Pakistan
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
NZ vs PAK Match Prediction & Analysis
Exploiting the seam and swing on offer at Mount Maunganui backed by a powerful batting display and disciplined bowling effort, New Zealand outplayed Pakistan in all departments to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20I series. The final game of the five-match T-20 series will be played at Sky Stadium, Wellington, on 26 March from 11:45 a.m. onwards.
The Kiwis’ 115-run victory in the fourth game showcased their dominance, sealing the series with one match to spare. Put into bat, the Black Caps got off to a flying start with Finn Allen smashing a blistering 50 off just 20 balls, while Tim Seifert added momentum with a quickfire 44 off 22. Michael Bracewell provided the perfect finish, remaining unbeaten on 46 off 26 deliveries, as New Zealand piled up a formidable total of 220, setting the tone for a dominant outing.
TEAMS PREVIEW
New Zealand Preview
It never looked like the Kiwis were playing in the absence of the core team. Tim Seifert will open the innings with Finn Allen. Seifert is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 152 runs at a strike rate of 185. He will be the batter to watch out for. On the other hand, Allen scored a 20-ball half-century in the last game. He has a strike rate of 208. Mark Chapman will come at number three. Chapman is the second-leading run-scorer with 119 runs at a strike rate of 180.
Daryl Mitchell will come in the middle with James Nisham and Mitchell Hay. The Kiwi middle-order has got fewer chances as their top-order has done the job for the win. Mitchell has 60 runs at a strike rate of 125 in four games. Neesham has failed to score with the bat but has picked up three wickets in three games. If the top-order fails, the Kiwi middle-order will have a huge task to stop the Pakistani bowling attack.
Pakistan Preview
Nobody imagined that Pakistan would be bowled out to 105 after posting 200-plus runs in the third game. Mohammad Haris will open the innings with Hasan Nawaz. Haris has 52 runs in three games. Hasan Nawaz scored a fiery knock of 105 runs in the third game. But he has just one run in the remaining three games. Salman Agha will come at number three. He is their leading run-scorer with 116 runs in four games.
Shadab Khan will come in the middle with Khushdil Shah and Abdul Samad. Khan has failed to perform with both bat and bowl. With bat, he has 30 runs and has picked up just one wicket in four games. The same is the case of Khushdil Shah who has 40 runs with the bat and a wicket with the ball. Samad played a crucial knock of 44 runs in the last game.
Haris Rauf will lead the bowling unit with Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed. Rauf is Pakistanβs leading wicket-taker with 8 wickets at an average below 10. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Ahmed has picked up 5 wickets with two in the last game. But Afridi has just two wickets in four games which is a huge concern for the visitors. Hopefully, he bounces back from the failure in the last game.
Weather Conditions
The weather at Wellington is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 8-14 km/h. The Westpac Stadium uses a drop-in pitch like most venues in New Zealand. As with a majority of the drop-in pitches, it tends to side with the batsmen.
NZ vs PAK Pitch Report
The game will be played at Sky Stadium, Wellington, on 26 March from 11:45 a.m. onwards. The stadium has a capacity of 37000 spectators and has hosted 31 ODIs and 22 T20Is. Due to its shape and silver-colored external walls, it is colloquially known as “The Cake Tin”
Toss: To Bowl
In 22 games played here, the results have favored teams chasing the target on 12 occasions. The average first-innings score is 153, with the highest total of 219. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
