New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I Preview & Prediction

Match Info

• Match:NZ vs PAK, 3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025
• Date:Friday, March 21, 2025
• Time:3:15 PM (Mar 21)
• Venue:Eden Park, Auckland

Recent Performance:

New Zealand:W W W L W

• March 16, 2025, 1st T20I, New Zealand vs Pakistan
  New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
• January 02, 2025, 3rd T20I, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
• December 30, 2024, 2nd T20I, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
  New Zealand won by 45 runs
• December 28, 2024, 1st T20I, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
  New Zealand won by 8 runs
• November 10, 2024, 2nd T20I, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
  New Zealand won by 5 runs

Pakistan:L L L A L

• March 16, 2025, 1st T20I, Pakistan vs New Zealand
  New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
• December 14, 2024, 3rd T20I, Pakistan vs South Africa
  Match abandoned without a ball bowled
• December 13, 2024, 2nd T20I, Pakistan vs South Africa
  South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
• December 10, 2024, 1st T20I, Pakistan vs South Africa
  South Africa won by 11 runs
• December 05, 2024, 3rd T20I, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Head to head Last 5 Matches

• New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
• Pakistan won by 9 runs
• New Zealand won by 4 runs
• New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
• Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)

NZ/Player/Role

• Michael Bracewell (c):Batting Allrounder
• Finn Allen :Top order Batter
• Mark Chapman :Allrounder
• Jacob Duffy :Bowler
• Zakary Foulkes :Allrounder
• Mitchell Hay :Wicketkeeper Batter
• Kyle Jamieson :Bowler
• Daryl Mitchell :Batting Allrounder
• James Neesham :Batting Allrounder
• Will O’Rourke :Bowler
• Tim Robinson :Top order Batter
• Ben Sears :Bowler
• Tim Seifert :Wicketkeeper Batter
• Ish Sodhi :Bowler

PAK/Player/Role

• Salman Agha (c):Allrounder
• Shadab Khan (vc):Allrounder
• Abbas Afridi :Bowler
• Abdul Samad :Top order Batter
• Abrar Ahmed :Bowler
• Haris Rauf :Bowler
• Hasan Nawaz :Top order Batter
• Irfan Khan :Middle order Batter
• Jahandad Khan :Allrounder
• Khushdil Shah :Allrounder
• Mohammad Ali :Bowler
• Mohammad Haris †:Wicketkeeper Batter
• Omair Yousuf :Batter
• Shaheen Shah Afridi :Bowler
• Sufiyan Muqeem :Bowler
• Usman Khan :Wicketkeeper Batter

Match Prediction & Analysis

Pitch & Conditions:

Eden Park in Auckland is known for its short boundaries, making it a high-scoring venue. The pitch generally favors batters, but fast bowlers can extract bounce and swing under lights. Spinners may have limited impact due to the shorter boundaries.

Tactical Preview:

New Zealand’s Strength: Their batting lineup is in top form, and their bowlers have been clinical in restricting opposition teams.

Pakistan’s Weakness: Their recent form has been poor, especially in run chases, and they must address their middle-order struggles.

Key Battle: Pakistan’s top-order vs New Zealand’s pace attack. If Pakistan loses early wickets, New Zealand will dominate again.

Prediction:

New Zealand is in red-hot form, having won convincingly in the 1st T20I. Pakistan’s inconsistent performances and struggles in away conditions put them at a disadvantage. Expect New Zealand to win this match comfortably unless Pakistan finds a way to revive their batting strength and bowling discipline.

Prediction: New Zealand to win.

Betting Tip: Expect high scores from New Zealand’s batters. Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell are strong candidates for top run-scorer.