NZ vs PAK Match Prediction – Who will Win Today’s Match and Toss? Pitch Report, Playing 11 – Pakistan Tour of New Zealand 2025, 3rd T20I Match

NZ vs PAK, Match Winner Prediction: The third match of the Pakistan Tour of New Zealand is going to take place on 21st March. This match will take place at Eden Park at 11:45 AM IST.  

New Zealand

After having two consecutive wins, New Zealand seems unstoppable and is currently leading the series by 2-0. In the last match, they successfully chased the target of 135 and won the game by 5 wickets.  

Tim Seifert and Finn Allen were the key batters whose partnership proved costly for Pakistan. Opener Tim Seifert scored a blistering 45 off 22 balls, while Finn Allen contributed 38 off 16 balls. In the bowling department, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham and Jacob Duffy each took two wickets.    

Pakistan 

On the other hand, Pakistan has not been in good form whether in T20I or the recent Champions Trophy. The team has lost both matches against New Zealand and not performing as expected. In the last match, Salman Ali Agha was the only player who scored a valuable 46 off 28 balls, while Shadab Khan contributed with 26 off 14 balls. Talking about the bowling side, Haris Rauf took two crucial wickets while Mohammad Ali and Khushdil Shah claimed one wicket each.   

The third T20I match of the Pakistan Tour of New Zealand will be crucial for both teams, especially for Pakistan. Therefore, today’s match will be worth watching and fans can expect thrilling innings from both sides. 

NZ vs PAK Match Details, 3rd T20I, 2025 

Eden Park Stadium, Pitch And Weather Report 

At Eden Park, the pitch is suited for batters. It will offer flat and short boundaries which help batters to set high scores. Due to its flatness, pacers will get more opportunities as compared to spinners. At Eden Park, a total of 31 T20I matches were played here, in which the batting first won 14 times as compared to the chasing team. Therefore the team that will win the toss might prefer to bat first. 

Hagley Oval Stadium, T20I Records

New Zealand VS Pakistan Head to Head Records in T20I

NZ vs PAK Today’s Probable 11

Key Players to Watch Out in NZ vs PAK, 3rd T20I  match

Top Batters

Tim Seifert

• Tim Seifert is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played a total of 16 T20I matches against Pakistan, in which he scored a total of 419 runs with the highest of 84.
• In the last two encounters, he scored 45 off 22 (second match) and 44 off 29 (first match). 

Finn Allen

• Finn Allen is a right-hand batsman and an allrounder.
• He has played a total of 11 T20I matches against Pakistan, in which he scored a total of 433 runs with the highest of 137.
• In the last two encounters, he scored 38 off 18 (second match) and 29 off 17 (first match) 

Also keep your eyes on Mitchell Hay, Tim Robinson. 

Khushdil Shah

• Khushdil Shah is a left-hand batsman and an allrounder. 
• He has played a total of 5 T20I matches against New Zealand, in which he scored a total of 77 runs with the highest of 32.
• In the last two matches, he scored 32 off 30 balls (first match) and 2 off 2 balls (second match)

Salman Ali Agha

• Salman Ali Agha is a right-hand batsman and a middle order batter. 
• He has played a total of 2 T20I matches against New Zealand, in which he scored a total of 64 runs with the highest of 46.

Also keep your eyes on Irfan Khan.

Top Bowlers:

Ish Sodhi

• Ish Sodhi is a right-arm spin bowler. 
• He has played a total of 30 T20I matches against Pakistan and took 27 wickets.
• In the last two encounters, he has took total of 4 wickets( Total in two matches)

Also keep your eyes on – Jacob Duffy. 

Haris Rauf

• Haris Rauf is a right-arm pace bowler. 
• He has played a total of 18 T20I matches against New Zealand and took 34 wickets.
• In the first encounter against New Zealand, he has took total of 2 wickets

Also keep your eyes on – Shaheen Afridi. 

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Disclaimer: All Predictions are made based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. Please refer to records and stats to finalize your Predictions. You are not bound to follow these predictions.