COC Cricbattle Daily Fantasy Cricket League Tips: Pakistan vs New Zealand on November 16
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With the limited-overs fixtures done and dusted, Both Pakistan and New Zealand are now set to face each other in the longest format of the game in the first Test at Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi from tomorrow. Pakistan will be the more confident of the two sides ahead of this match as they have won four out of the five completed fixtures on this tour. Meanwhile, Sheikh Sayed Stadium is no less than a fort for the hosts as they have a strong Test record at this ground, having lost just one out of the eleven Tests they have played here. New Zealand’sprevious Test assignment was in January 2018 against England. It was a two-match series which the Kiwis managed to end on a winning note. New Zealand won the opening game by an innings and 49 runs and then drew the second game to win the series 1-0. Both teams have played 55 Test matches against each other, with 24 of those have been won by the Men in Green and 10 by the Kiwis with the remaining 21 ending in draws.
Best economical pick – Bilal Asif had a stupendous series against the Aussies, especially with the ball where he took 9 wickets in those 2 test matches with a five for to his name and he would be keen to make some contributions with the bat as well in this series against New Zealand.
Top captains & vice captains – Mohammad Abbas will be the main threat for Kiwis when it comes to bowling. Abbas is in top form and he was their leading wicket-taker in recently concluded series against Australia with 17 wickets in two games and the onus will be on him to rattle the Kiwis top-order early on. Ross Taylor has been New Zealand’s cornerstone in batting for years now. His innings in the second ODI was testament to how crucial he is for the Kiwis. Ross Taylor was the top scorer for the kiwis in the ODI series with 2 back to back fifties to his name. There is no doubt that he is an impact player and can get you a lot of points regardless of the result for you.
Smart pick – Fakhar Zaman has been rested for first two Tests and in his absence, Babar Azam will hold the key in their batting, He was among the leading run-getters in the recently concluded ODI series with 138 runs and will look to carry his ODI momentum into the longest format.
Cautions Pick – Hasan Ali has been out of form since quite some time. He managed to take only 2 wickets in the 3 match ODI series against New Zealand. Pakistan team might choose the inform Shaheen Shah Afridi over him for this test series.
My XI – Mohammad Abbas (Captain), Ross Taylor (Vice-Captain), Babar Azam, Bilal Asif, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Ish Sodhi, Jeet Raval
