Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025: New Zealand vs Pakistan Match Preview, Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025

5th T20I • Wellington

PAK

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Date & Time

26 Mar, 11:45 AM IST

Venue

Sky Stadium, Wellington

TV/Streaming

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Match

5th T20I,

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2025

Schedule

Stats

Toss

Toss yet to take Place

Pitch Report

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

138.62Avg SR

2nd Innings

142Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

137.73Avg SR

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 4

PAK

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

PAK

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Tim Seifert

NZ . WK

152 Runs

4 Matches

Mark Chapman

NZ . BAT

119 Runs

4 Matches

Finn Allen

NZ . BAT

117 Runs

4 Matches

Top Bowlers

Jacob Duffy

NZ . BOWL

11 Wkts

4 Matches

Haris Rauf

PAK . BOWL

8 Wkts

3 Matches

Ish Sodhi

NZ . BOWL

5 Wkts

4 Matches

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

T Seifert

A Salman

Expert Team 2

F Allen

J Duffy

Player Stats in Series

Players stats in series Stats will be updated (After Toss)

Tim Seifert

NZ . Wk

152 Runs

4 Inns

Mark Chapman

NZ . Bat

119 Runs

3 Inns

Finn Allen

NZ . Bat

117 Runs

4 Inns

Agha Salman

PAK . All

116 Runs

4 Inns

Hasan Nawaz

PAK . Bat

106 Runs

4 Inns

Venue Details

Sky Stadium, Wellington

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

138.62Avg SR

2nd Innings

142Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

137.73Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

35%Bat First Bowl First65%

Team Batting First

40%Wins Losses60%

Recent Matches on venue

1st T20I • Feb 21 • Australia tour of New Zealand

NZ 215/3 (20)

AUS 216/4 (20)

AUS won by 6 wickets

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5th T20I • Mar 7 • Australia tour of New Zealand 2021

NZ 143/3 (15.3)

AUS 142/8 (20)

NZ won by 7 wickets

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4th T20I • Mar 5 • Australia tour of New Zealand 2021

NZ 106/10 (18.5)

AUS 156/6 (20)

AUS won by 50 runs

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3rd T20I • Mar 3 • Australia tour of New Zealand 2021

NZ 144/10 (17.1)

AUS 208/4 (20)

AUS won by 64 runs

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4th T20I • Jan 31 • India tour of New Zealand 2020

NZ 165/7 (20)

IND 165/8 (20)

Match tied (India won the one-over eliminator)

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2nd T20I • Nov 3 • England tour of New Zealand

NZ 176/8 (20)

ENG 155/10 (19.5)

NZ won by 21 runs

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1st T20I • Feb 6 • India tour of New Zealand

NZ 219/6 (20)

IND 139/10 (19.2)

NZ won by 80 runs

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19th Match • Feb 13 • England tour of New Zealand

NZ 196/5 (20)

ENG 184/9 (20)

NZ won by 12 runs

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1st T20I • Jan 22 • Pakistan tour of New Zealand

NZ 106/3 (15.5)

PAK 105/10 (19.4)

NZ won by 7 wkts (25b rem)

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3rd T20I • Jan 22 • Pakistan tour of New Zealand

NZ 196/5 (20)

PAK 101/10 (16.1)

NZ won by 95 runs

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

PAK

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 4

PAK

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

154

Average Score

139

220/6

Highest Score

207/1

79/3

Lowest Score

61/0

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The series finale is upon us, but if you look at the series as a whole, it's pretty much been a dull ride. New Zealand dominated the first two games. They had a slip-up in the third but made up for it big time in the fourth, sealing the series. Pakistan had a celebratory moment when they won the third game, but that didn't last too long with the following game squashing all their hopes of a come-from-behind series win.

And it is a fitting venue that hosts the series finale - the Sky Stadium in Wellington. Off late, the stadium hasn't been used all that much, but a game that sees the Black Caps play T20Is for the last time this summer could be an exciting incentive to pull the crowds in. The Cake Tin, as it is colloquially called, could be in for a cracking contest here, with Pakistan looking to end this T20I series on a high and New Zealand looking to continue their domination.

Pakistan sent in a young unit with a new skipper, and there were eyes on the team to see whether they would succeed. But the whole experiment of the same seems to have badly backfired when it comes to results. As the great MS Dhoni once said, the result is secondary, the process is primary. However, neither the results nor the process are clear at this point.

Add to that, the noises surrounding the exclusion of some of the first-team stars seems to have grown louder. The questions asked about Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Naseem Shah's absence seem to be increasing day by day. There have been questions even on Shaheen Afridi's quality of performances in the recent past, with the pacer not being able to deliver like he used to do.

Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Haris as a pair have only clicked once throughout the series. To put this in perspective, only one out of their four opening partnerships has produced ten runs or more. The middle order, barring Agha Salman, hasn't shown much promise as well, with Usman Khan being a player they could try in the last game.

The bowlers have been taken to the cleaners, with 200 being scored in two of the four games, batting first. The Kiwis made a mockery of the totals posted by Pakistan, who seem to have no answers to the batters' questions. Shaheen, Abbas Afridi, and Haris Rauf need to put an act on soon, and so do Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan, both of whom have been very expensive on the tour. Sufiyan Muqeem, who is on the bench, could get a go in the contest.

As for New Zealand, they made a couple of changes in the team from the game at Eden Park, and that seems to have worked well for them. They would want to stick to it although with the series sealed, they might just hand an opportunity to Tim Robinson, who featured in the series opener alone. Their bowling and batting have both clicked, and so has their fielding which makes them a well-rounded and fearsome unit to face.

If not for the defiance by Abdul Samad, New Zealand would have skittled Pakistan yet again for a total under 100 inside ten days. Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy, and Will O'Rourke form a solid trioka that can get wickets in the powerplay, middle, or end overs. Expect no changes to this combination with the first two in particular proving to be a handful all series.

Their batting has been in fine touch as well. There were complaints about how the middle order hadn't stepped up but after a little collapse, skipper Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell rose to the occasion steered the Kiwis away from trouble. Finn Allen and Tim Seifert continued their way of opening with a bang, and they will be expected to do so yet again should they both feature and not be rested.

One last time then this series to watch two teams who will be giving in every inch they have got and ensure that they end this series on a huge high. Momentum ahead of the one-dayers is another key factor and neither team would want to let that opportunity slip away!

New Zealand Probable XII: Finn Allen, Tim Robinson, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, William O'Rourke

Pakistan Probable XII: Usman Khan (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Agha Salman (c), Irfan Khan, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Abdul Samad, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem