UAE vs NZ 3rd T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
UAE and New Zealand go head to head for the third and final time in this series with the score at 1-1 ahead of this T20I on Sunday evening in Dubai. UAE levelled the series on Saturday with a 7 wicket win with 26 balls remaining. Read on as we preview this game. The final game of the series begins at 18:00 local time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
UAE recorded their most impressive victory in their history on Saturday and they will be determined to now finish off the job and win the series. That will be tough to achieve against a strong New Zealand team.
New Zealand had never lost to a team ranked outside the top 10 in T20Is before Saturday’s game. However, we expect a response from them in this match.
UAE vs New Zealand 3rd 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 have won the toss and chose to field first in both games. We are expecting both captains to choose to field if they win the toss ahead of this match.
UAE vs NZ Pitch Report
The pitch was noticeably slower on Saturday than Thursday and we expect the spinners to get more assistance in this match. A par score will be no higher than 160.
Dubai Weather Report
Similar conditions to the first two games are forecast with the match expected to open with the temperature in the mid-30s before dropping to around 35.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for UAE vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Match 2023
UAE Team News & Playing 11
UAE Team News
There was a surprise in the UAE line-up ahead of Saturday’s historic victory for UAE with experienced fast medium bowler Junaid Siddique, who had take 2 wickets on Thursday, rested. Mohammad Jawadullah came in and took 2-16 and will be hard to leave out for this decider.
UAE Key Players
- Muhammad Waseem- it was a real captain's innings from the opener on Saturday which made the target seem far smaller than it was. He hit four fours and three sixes in his half-century.
- Junaid Siddique- the experienced right-arm fast medium bowler is expected back for this crucial game. He has taken 17 wickets from his last six competitive matches.
- Aayan Afzal Khan- the young spinner has taken large hauls of wickets in other tournaments over recent weeks also. He dismissed three of New Zealand’s top four in the second T20I.
UAE Team Form
UAE have won two of their last four games and a second win in a row will hand them the series.
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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
Tim Southee named the same team ahead of Saturday’s T20I but they were very much second best in the match and there could well be changes ahead of this deciding game of the series. No injuries have been reported but Dane Cleaver’s place must be under threat after contributing only 4 runs so far in the series.
NZ Key Players
- Mark Chapman- the 29 year old left-hander made the highest score across both teams on Saturday with his innings which included three fours and three sixes.
- Mitchell Santner- the slow left-arm orthodox bowler has taken 3 wickets across the series so far and dismissed the half-centurion, Muhammad Waseem, in Saturday’s game.
- Tim Southee- the skipper added another wicket in the second game to his 5 from the first T20I but the winning runs were hit off his bowling and he will be determined to not lose the series in this match.
NZ Team Form
New Zealand were targeting their third successive T20I victory ahead of their defeat on Saturday.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
Chad Bowes, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver (wk), Cole McConchie, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee (c) , Kyle Jamieson, Ben Lister
UAE vs New Zealand Head to Head
The matches in this series are the first T20Is between UAE and New Zealand so the overall score is 1-1 ahead of Sunday’s game.
UAE vs NZ Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
UAE Won |
NZ Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
UAE vs New Zealand Betting Odds
Ahead of the final game of the series, UAE are 4.00 to win the match with the bookies. New Zealand are favourites to take the series 2-1 and can be backed at 1.25.
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Who will win UAE vs New Zealand 3rd T20 Match?
UAE did not just win the second T20I but got home very comfortably with plenty of wickets and balls to spare. There is not a huge amount between the teams but we have New Zealand as the top side.
🏆 UAE vs New Zealand Prediction
With the score at 1-1, this final match of the series will have plenty of attention from fans of both teams but also from neutrals across the globe. UAE will come into the match with a huge amount of confidence and with players across their side in strong form and we expect them to push New Zealand all the way. The Black Caps will need to raise their game a large amount but we think they are more than capable of doing so. We are predicting a win for New Zealand.
Aug 20, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
UAE vs NZ 3rd T20 
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