UAE vs NZ 2nd T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
After the series began at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday evening, UAE and New Zealand go head to head in the second T20I at the same venue on Saturday at 18:00 local time. New Zealand won the opening game of the series with a 19 run victory. Read on as we preview this match. This T20I gets underway on Saturday evening.
UAE were not far away from causing an upset in the opening game of the series but will need more of their batters to build on starts in this match. They will fancy their chances of being competitive again in this T20I.
New Zealand are always a side with a long batting order and it came in handy once more in the opening game of the series. With more top order runs in this match, they should be more dominant.
UAE vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports and Star Sports.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on FanCode.
UAE vs NZ Match Toss Prediction
UAE won the toss and chose to field first on Thursday and we predict that both captains will want to field first if they win the toss ahead of this T20I.
UAE vs NZ Pitch Report
It is a good cricket wicket in Dubai which offers some good pace for the batter to use but also offers some assistance to the spinners and pace bowlers.
Dubai Weather Report
According to the weather forecast, it will be a very warm evening in Dubai on Saturday evening. The temperature will be in the mid-30s throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for UAE vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Match 2023
UAE Team News & Playing 11
UAE Team News
Ahead of the opening game of the series, UAE awarded T20I debut caps to Aryansh Sharma, Ali Naseer, Asif Khan and Mohammed Faraazuddin. As the team looks to build for the future, we expect all four to be selected again in this match.
UAE Key Players
- Aryansh Sharma - The 18 year old keeper-batter hit nine fours and one six in his T20I debut on Thursday. He has already hit half-centuries in ODIs and T20Is.
- Basil Hameed - The 31 year old middle order batter is a consistent run scorer but also chips in with wickets and took 2-30 on Thursday.
- Junaid Siddique - The experienced right-arm fast medium bowler dismissed Chad Bowes with the first ball of the series before returning to take the wicket of James Neesham later in the innings.
UAE Team Form
UAE have lost their last two matches and three of their last four games in this format.
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UAE Predicted Playing 11
Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Ansh Tandon, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Mohammed Farazuddin
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
NZ Team News
There were no debutants for New Zealand in the opening game of the series and whilst the series is still alive we expect Tim Southee to announce the same team for this match. No injuries were announced after the first T20I on Thursday.
NZ Key Players
- Tim Seifert - the 28 year old top order batter has also taken on wicket-keeping duties previously for New Zealand. However, he was able to concentrate purely on his batting in the last game and reaped the rewards.
- Mitchell Santner - The bowling all-rounder contributed only 2 runs from 3 balls with the bat on Thursday but went on to take 2-22 with the ball.
- Tim Southee - The 34 year old pace bowler has now taken 289 wickets in T20s and took his second 5-wicket haul in T20Is in the last game.
NZ Team Form
New Zealand have won each of their last three completed T20I matches.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
Chad Bowes, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver (wk), Cole McConchie, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindram, Tim Southee (c) , Kyle Jamieson, Ben Lister
UAE vs New Zealand Head to Head
Thursday’s game was the first T20I between UAE and New Zealand.
UAE vs NZ Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
UAE Won |
NZ Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
UAE vs New Zealand Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting New Zealand to be too strong in this game but are predicting a closer contest than they did before the opening T20I match. UAE are 4.75 to win with New Zealand heavy favourites at 1.18.
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Who will win UAE vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Match?
With their experience of the ground and the conditions, UAE showed that they could be competitive in this series. However, New Zealand have more talented players and we have them as the top team once more in this T20I.
🏆 UAE vs New Zealand Prediction
Ahead of the opening game of the series, most pundits expected New Zealand to win 3-0 and by large margins in each game. However, they came out on top by only 19 runs and it would be a surprise if they dominated UAE in this clash. New Zealand do not have their full strength batting line-up and UAE have some useful bowlers who will cause problems. We expect another good contest but with New Zealand getting another victory.
Aug 19, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
UAE vs NZ 2nd T20 
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