Pakistan and New Zealand are face to face in the T20 World Cup Super-8. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. Spinners can play an important role on the slow pitch of Premadasa. All eyes are on Usman Tariq, Sahibzada Farhan and Mitchell Santner.
PAK vs NZ Match Live Score Today: The first match of Super-8 between Pakistan and New Zealand is being played on Saturday 21st February. There is a possibility of a tough competition between the two teams in this match to be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. Let us know who are the trump cards of both the teams
Who is Pakistan’s trump card?
According to all the cricket experts, spinner Tariq Usman is being considered as the trump card for Pakistan. He has variation in bowling. But the team will have to use this trump card properly. It means that Usman Tariq will have to be brought in to bowl early, so that he can take the wickets of the out-of-form New Zealand openers. Whereas, if we talk about batting, the name of in-form Sahibzada Farhan is being taken. He has also scored a brilliant century in the match against Namibia.
Who is New Zealand’s trump card?
Talking about New Zealand, spinner Mitchell Santner is being considered as the trump card in bowling, who can change the course of any match with his spin. Apart from him, all-rounder Jimmy Neesham can also prove to be a trump card for the Kiwis in the match. However, batting on the slow pitch of Premadasa will not be easy. The pitch will get slower as it gets older and it is expected to definitely help the spin bowlers.
Pakistan: Probable playing-11
Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafe, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
New Zealand: Probable playing-11
Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Cole McConchie.