Who Will Win New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20?
After beating Pakistan in the ODI series 5-0, New Zealand have drawn first blood in the T20 international series as well. The two teams will now head to the Eden Park in Auckland for the second game scheduled to be played on January 25. Live telecast will begin at 7 PM local time.
NZ vs Pak 2nd T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for NZ vs Pak 2nd T20...
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Their batting is going to depend mainly on the likes of Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Kane Williamson who is expected to return after being sidelined for the first game due to injury. Munro top-scored with an unbeaten 49 at Wellington and he will be the key batsman for New Zealand. Trent Boult who was rested for the first T20 has returned and he will be the big threat with the ball. Seth Rance and Mitchell Santner shared five wickets between them last time and could cause problems for Pakistan once again.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Seth Rance, Colin de Grandhomme, Anaru Kitchen, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips (wk), Tom Bruce
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Except Babar Azam who scored a gritty 41, none of their top eight batsmen were able to score in double digits in the last game. The team will hope for a much better batting performance next time, and for that to happen, they will also need strong contributions from Fakhar Zaman and Sarfraz Ahmed in the middle order. Rumman Raees bagged a couple of wickets while Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan bowled tight spells. Pakistan will expect these three to bowl well at Auckland as well.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
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Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Umar Amin, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Rumman Raees, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Betting Odds
New Zealand were clinical in the ODI series and they have extended their dominance in the shortest format as well. The Kiwis are hot favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the second T20 international at very short odds of 1.38 on Betfair, 1.30 on Bet365, 1.32 on Unibet and 1.33 each on Ladbrokes and Betway. Pakistan on the other hand are big underdogs and are being offered at a huge price of 3.25 on Betway, 3.40 each on Betfair and Unibet and 3.50 each on Bet365 and Ladbrokes.
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Prediction
New Zealand's T20 record at the Eden Park has not been a great one in recent times as they have won just two of their past six matches. The two teams have faced each other twice at this ground in the 20-overs format with both winning a game each. The last time Pakistan were here, they defeated the hosts by 16 runs and this should give them plenty of hope going into this game. However, their batsmen have not yet been able to adapt to the conditions which is a big worry for the visitors. We thus predict New Zealand to win this match and clinch the series.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat Pakistan in the second T20 at 1.38 on betfair, 1.30 on bet365, 1.32 on Unibet and 1.33 each on 10Cric and Betway.
Jan 25, 2018
11:30 IST / 6:00 GMT
Eden Park - Auckland, New Zealand
Nz vs Pak 
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