Pakistan vs New Zealand Prediction: New Zealand to secure a narrow victory

The Tri-Nation Series will have Pakistan and New Zealand facing each other. Both teams have been in this series multiple times and will serve as the much-needed warm-up for the ICC Champions Trophy season. All action will be held live at the Gaddafi Stadium on the 8th of February.

Pakistan recent form

Pakistan will be using the same squad that guaranteed them the Champions Trophy. The team will be having some new inclusions in the squad that will be presented in this series. Players like Fakhar Zaman, who got suspended from the team following a social media post just last October. Other players who will be included in this squad are Kushdil Shah and Saud Shakeel. Batters Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub will not be making it into the team due to poor performance and injury, respectively.

Pakistan Expected XI

Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi

New Zealand Recent Form

Team New Zealand will be revisiting Pakistan, a place that could almost be called their second home. They last visited the country two years ago with 8 ODIs of experience. From all the encounters, they won three. The current ranking for New Zealand before coming to this match is 5th in the ICC ODI. This came from a 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka. Their last victory contribution is traced to the impressive game from Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman. The duo added a 112 run. Mark Chapman will be more involved in this 3rd match and will be seeking to be the top batter. A complete sweep is the target for this team, with an improved chase strategy.

New Zealand Expected Line-up

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke, Tom Latham, Michael Bracewell

Expert Betting Tips

Team New Zealand will be visiting Pakistan, a place that is more like a second home to them since the return of the sport to the country in 2019. I don't expect there to be changes in the lineup used within the tri-series and Champions Trophy. There is no doubt why the bookies favor New Zealand.

Our First Prediction is Pakistan to win the toss - 1.90 odds for 1xbet

Our Second Prediction is Pakistan to win - 1.90 odds for Bcgame

Our Third Prediction is MB Azam to be Pakistan Top Bowler - 4.00 odds for 4rabet