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This tour was turning out to be a nightmare for Pakistan Team and to make things worse they put a horror show with the bat against a fairly young New Zealand side in the first T20I at Eden Park.

Pakistan will look to bounce back in the series but that won’t be easy as New Zealand is boosted with the return of the Black Caps Skipper Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson. Also in their last outing at Seddon Park, which was in 2015, the visitors were hammered by 10 Wickets.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

New Zealand:

• Tim Siefert – After an average series against West Indies, the Black Caps Dasher was back at this very best and showed why he is rated highly by taking the onus on himself to perform when the host lost 2 early wickets in a crucial run chase and getting New Zealand a very well deserved win.
• Martin Guptill – The Big Man loves playing at Sedon Park and averages 60.90 at his venue and will look forward to back among the runs after missing out in the first T20I. He also played a brilliant knock of 87 not out against Pakistan when the two sides met here last time in 2015.
• Trent Boult – After an impressive IPL performance by the Mumbai Indians this will be the first T20I assignment for the New Zealand summer and he would love to carry forward his T20 form. His inclusions in the playing 11 will a boost for the Black Caps.

Pakistan:

• Mohammad Hafeez – The Professor who is also the most experienced T20 batsman looked disappointed after scoring a duck in the first T20I and would be keen to score some big runs and help the team to bounce back in the series.
• Shadab Khan – Shadab Khan played a brilliant knock of 42 when Pakistan was reeling at 39/5. The Stand in Captain would like to chip in with both bat and the ball to bring smiles back at the Pakistani Camp.
• Haris Rauf – The Pakistani Speedster was at his very best in the first T20I and claimed his best performance in the T20I so far. This performance should come as a morale boost for the tall pace bowler when he was struggling to make a mark at the International stage.

Possible Playing 11

New Zealand:

Jacob Duffy, Mark Chapman, Doug Bracwell and Blair Tickner make way for Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson in the T20 Squad.

Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (WK), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson (C), James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggelejin, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult.

Pakistan:

Pakistan can make changes in the opening pair but as they dont have enough option in the squad we are going with the same one.

Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez,Shadab Khan(C), Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Haris Rauf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Seddon Park Hamilton Pitch Report and Weather

The pitch at Seddon Park will support the batsmen. 180 is what the team batting first should have in mind.

Dream11 Prediction

Grand League Dream11 Picks

• Imad Wasim – Imad Wasim looked decent with the bat but bowled only 2 overs at Eden Park as conditions were well suited for seamers. The Pakistan All-Rounder will be a very good GL Pick especially when 4 out of 5 batsmen in the New Zealand Top Order are Right Handed.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi – The Pakistani Left Arm Seamer looked impressive in defending a below par score at Eden Park and would like to continue his form and get Pakistan a win. He will be very good VC choice if Pakistani bowls first.
• Kyle Jamieson – It raised several eyebrows when former Black Caps Pace Bowler Shane Bond, who is also the bowling coach at Mumbai Indians said they will be closely looking at Jamieson performance. The Young Gun would be very keen to put up a show and help New Zealand win the series and also grab an IPL contract especially when there are 2 Consecutive T20 World Cups.
• Mohammad Rizwan – Pakistani Wicket Keeper has been under the pump for his T20 batting and was also not given a place in Karachi Kings, one of the teams in Pakistan Super League. He would love to up the ante and make a place for him in the International side which  will also make him very good GL Pick.

Grand League Team Option:

Tim Siefert, Devon Convay, Martin Guptill (C) , Haider Ali, Scott Kuggeleijn, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohd. Hafeez (VC), Trent Boult, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

Option 1 (small league):

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Match Prediction

Pakistan matches are always difficult to predict as no one knows which Pakistan side will turn up on the day but as experience is back in the New Zealand side they will look to seal the series.

Written by Shekhar Singh. Follow Shekhar on Twitter today.