PAK vs NZ 1st T20: New Zealand Tour of Pakistan 2023, check predicted playing XIs & full squads

By Anthony On Apr 13, 2023

PAK vs NZ T20 series 2023: The New Zealand cricket team’s tour of Pakistan will kick off on 14 April and end in early May. In this tour, the two teams will compete with each other in five One Day International (ODI) matches and five T20 International (T20I) matches. The tour is making up for the series that was postponed in September 2021. All the T20 matches will be held across different venues in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi in Pakistan.

Pakistan are currently ranked number 3 in the ICC Men’s T20I Rankings. New Zealand on the other hand occupies the 5th spot. The wicketkeeper batter, Tom Latham, will lead the side in the absence of Tim Southee. The Kiwi side will miss some of their star cricketers as they are participating in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The Black Caps won the recently concluded T20I series against Sri Lanka by 2-1.

PAK vs NZ T20 series 2023: Fixture & Schedule

PAK vs NZ 1st T20: April 14, 2023 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

PAK vs NZ 2nd T20: April 15, 2023 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

PAK vs NZ 3rd T20: April 17, 2023 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

PAK vs NZ 4th T20: April 20, 2023 – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

PAK vs NZ 5th T20: April 24, 2023 – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

PAK v NZ T20 series 2023: Full squads

All-rounders: Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz

Batsmen: Babar Azam (Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood

Bowlers: Haris Rauf, Ishanullah, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, ZamanKhan

Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Harris, Mohammad Rizwan

All-rounders: Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Cole McConchie

Bowlers: Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

Wicket-keepers: Tom Latham (Captain), Dane Cleaver

PAK vs NZ 1st T20: Predicted Playing XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Imad Wasim, Ihsanullah, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

New Zealand: Chad Bowes, Tim Seifert, Tom Latham (c/wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Ben Lister

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