With the end of Indian Premier League (IPL) the excitement is being prevented to go down. It follows in the list with India tour of Australia and Pakistan tour of New Zealand. Pakistan tour of New Zealand will now up out the excitement associated with cricket fever. The Pakistan tour of New Zealand will have 5 matches.
The match follows three T20I and two test matches. The Matches will start on December 18, Friday at Eden Park, Auckland at 6.00 GMT. The second T20I match will be on December 20, Sunday at Seddon Park, Hamilton at 6.00 GMT. The third T20I match will be on December 22, Tuesday at McLean Park, Napier at 6.00 GMT. This ends the T20I matches. It follows with Test matches. There will be two test matches. The first match is on December 26, Saturday at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui at 22.00 GMT. The second match is on January 03, Sunday at Hagley Oval, Christchurch at 22.00 GMT.
There will be many practice matches between Pakistan and New Zealand. The Pakistan A team was scheduled to play two four-day matches against the New Zealand A team. Out of which one will be played in Queenstown and other in Whangārei, in December 2020. Both are unofficial Test matches, which are given first-class status. However, the first practice match was cancelled following a delay for the Pakistan cricketers to practice alone. The Pakistan squad opted to play intra-squad matches in Queenstown, New Zealand. The Pakistan A team is also scheduled to play twenty-over matches against several New Zealand domestic sides.
1.
17–20 December 2020
New Zealand A v Pakistan A
Cobham Oval, Whangārei
2.
23 December 2020
14:00
New Zealand XI v Pakistan A
Cobham Oval, Whangārei
3.
27 December 2020
16:00 (D/N)
Northern Knights v Pakistan A
Seddon Park, Hamilton
4.
29 December 2020
14:40
Wellington Firebirds v Pakistan A
Basin Reserve, Wellington
5.
1 January 2021
14:00
Canterbury Kings v Pakistan A
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
6.
3 January 2021
11:00
New Zealand XI v Pakistan A
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
7.
5 January 2021
11:00
New Zealand XI v Pakistan A
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
These are the seven practised matches that are to be played between New Zealand and Pakistan.
Pakistan squad for New Zealand tour at T20Is is as follows:
Babar Azam (as captain), Shadab Khan (as vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Musa Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Wahab Riaz.
Pakistan team for New Zealand ‘A’ four-day matches are as follows:
Rohail Nazir (as captain), Abid Ali, Amad Butt, Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Danish Aziz, Fawad Alam, Naseem Shah, Sohail Khan, Haris Sohail, Imran Butt, Mohammad Abbas, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah, Zafar Gohar and Zeeshan Malik.
Thus the match is filled with excitement as two of excellent cricket teams will collide against each other in this Pakistan tour of New Zealand. This Pakistan tour of New Zealand brings immense fans of cricket on the fantasy platform a wonderful opportunity. This will not only help them to test their cricket knowledge but also earn monetary benefits. This also presents a good chance for fantasy sports aspirants to make their team and win fantasy points leading to better rank in the fantasy league. People get a good chance to show their cricket knowledge and understanding to win points. Fantasy sports not only increases the love for cricket but also one can win fantasy points. Winning needs more skills than luck, which a strict cricket fan can show. People are now moving towards knowing the New Zealand squad which till now is undeclared. After its declaration, we can go on to select a good team and win points and monetary benefits.
Though complaints are coming up as New Zealand was the first country in the world to declare itself COVID 19 free. Thus, the Pakistan tour of New Zealand series is in great danger as new COVID 19 cases have been continuously reported in the Pakistan Cricket team camp. It has complained that the Pakistan Cricket team is not following the strict quarantine rules and their careless preparations to protect themselves from COVID-19 has hindered with the COVID cases increasing and affecting New Zealand.
This is surely a golden chance for fantasy sports participants. Waiting to see history writing matches in this Pakistan tour of New Zealand.