New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match Prediction Pak tour of NZ

New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match Prediction: The second match of the 5 match t20 series between New Zealand and Pakistan is set to be played on March 18 in university oval. New Zealand is currently leading the series 1-0 with Pakistan looking to bounce back in the series it is expected to be a good contest between the two. Let’s look at all the details and analysis to make your perfect fantasy team.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match Details

Series :- Pakistan tour of NewZealand 2025
Venue :- University Oval, Dunedin, NewZealand
Date :- 18th March,2025
Timing: 6:45 AM
Streaming : JioHotstar

New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match Playing XI

New Zealand mostly is going to keep the same team in this match as they won the last encounter Comfortably. Whereas Pakistan might try to change some of the players , they were horrible in the 1st T20I. Let’s take a look at the probable playing XI of both the teams for this match.

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New Zealand Probable Playing XI

Mitchell Hay (wk), Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Robinson, Michael Bracewell (c), James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears.

Pakistan Probable Playing XI

Usman Khan (wk), Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Salman Agha (c), Khushdil Shah, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali.

Pitch & Weather Report for New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20 Match

The pitch in University Oval, Dunedin is favourable mostly for spinners as traditionally the condition remains dry and gets dryer time by time.

Spinner-Friendly Pitch – Traditionally dry and gets drier over time.
Low Scoring Ground – Only 3 times have teams scored 180+ runs.
Possible Pitch Adjustment – New Zealand might try to make the pitch flat to neutralize Pakistan’s spin attack.
Weather Conditions – No rain expected, but cold temperatures typical of New Zealand.
Batting First Advantage – The winning captain should opt to bat first for a better chance of winning.

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NZ vs PAK Fantasy Tips : Key Players & Captaincy Picks

Kyle Jamison could be a great pick for captaincy as in the last match he took 3 wickets , he could again could expose Pakistan already worst batting lineup. From the Pakistan team khusdil Shah could be a great pick and not to forget the eagle Shaheen Shah Afridi who didn’t played well in the last match but is someone who could take early wickets and can posses threat to Newzealand batting

Player	Team	Reason for Selection
Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand	Took 3 wickets in the last match, strong bowling against Pakistan
Khushdil Shah	Pakistan	good all-round performance
Shaheen Shah Afridi	Pakistan	trouble New Zealand’s batting

NOTE: Fantasy Tip: Kyle Jamieson is a strong captaincy choice, while Shaheen Afridi could be a game-changer!

I am baking NewZealand to win this match but it could be a better match than the last time and Pakistan team might do some magic on the field