The 1st T20 match of the New Zealand T20I Tri-Series 2022 is scheduled to play on Friday, 7th October 2022 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

New Zealand, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are going to play a tri-series of six T20 matches right before the start of the World Cup. This series is very important for almost all teams to get the best players for the World Cup. The conditions in New Zealand are almost the same as in Australia and this is a big opportunity for these teams to get some awareness of the conditions. We think almost all teams will play with their full strength in this series and almost all matches of this series will be very interesting.

The most recent event for the Bangladesh team was Asia Cup where they were the worst performing team and failed to get a place in the super four teams. They were beaten by Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in group matches. The conditions in New Zealand are very different and it may take some time for the players of Bangladesh to adjust to the conditions. This is a big opportunity for Bangladesh to get some kind of winning momentum from this series to the World Cup.

Pakistan had been much busy in 2022. They had played a series of seven T20 matches against England in their home conditions where they lost the series by 3-4 and earlier, they played in the Asia Cup where they reached the final but were beaten by Sri Lanka in the final match. Pakistan had reached New Zealand with the same squad as the World Cup. They were not good in the home conditions against England and it will be interesting to see how they perform in New Zealand.

Bangladesh had made some major changes in the team after a disappointing performance in Asia Cup. Shakib Al Hasan had been appointed as a new captain of Bangladesh in place of Mahmudullah. Shakib is an experienced player and had played 101 T20 matches for Bangladesh. He was also part of CPL 2022 where they played the main role in each and every win for this team. He had played a lot of cricket in the conditions of New Zealand and Australia and we are sure that he will try to lead his team in a professional way. The batting order of Bangladesh is not much strong at least on papers. Sabbir Rahman, Yasir Ali, and Najmul Hossain Shanto are the leading batters of Bangladesh for this series.

Liton Das and Nurul Hasan are wicket-keeper batters in the squad of Bangladesh while Afif Hossain and Mosaddek Hossain are batting all-rounders who will be part of the final playing eleven of Bangladesh for this match. The bowling unit of Bangladesh is also weak when we compare it with Pakistan and New Zealand. Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, and Nasum Ahmed are leading bowlers of Bangladesh. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mohammad Saifuddin are also available for the selection of this match.

Pakistan had played a T20 series recently against England where they were not much impressive. They were lucky as they won two very close matches but their performance was not good. The middle batting order of Pakistan had disappointed its fans in Pakistan and around the world. There are many other things that are under discussion these days. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are opening the batting inning for Pakistan. These both players are not genuine openers even though they had been good and had provided a good start but their strike rate had been a big issue. These both batters destroy a lot of opening overs and pressure comes to the middle and lower batting order. Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmad, Haidar Ali, and Shan Masood had not been impressive in the recent matches.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are in good form but they have to provide a good opening start with a good strike rate otherwise, the results will be the same as their home series against England. The middle batting order of Pakistan also needs to prove itself. Pakistan’s team is rich in the bowling department. Shaheen Shah Afridi had been named for this series but we are not sure that he is fit and will play this match. Mohammad Hasnain was not good against England and he will be also tested in this series. Naseem Shah is the other bowler who is part of the team. He was facing some injury issues during the home series and did not get a single match to play. Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan are the two best spin bowlers in the world and also have a lot of experience of playing in the conditions of New Zealand and Australia. These both players can also bat well in the middle overs.

Pakistan had played 15 T20 matches against Bangladesh where they had won 13 while Bangladesh had won just 2 matches.

According to our match prediction, Pakistan is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Pakistan is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• Pakistan is overall a strong and more experienced team than Bangladesh
• Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are in good form for Pakistan
• Bangladesh had struggled in the recent matches they had played
• The batting order of Pakistan is also strong and experienced
• Pakistan also has a strong bowling department

Pakistan is overall a strong team and they have a lot of experience when it comes to the T20 format of cricket, so the winning chances of today’s match for Pakistan have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Pakistan has a 60% chance to win this match
Bangladesh has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of each match of this series. As per our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st match of the New Zealand T20I Tri-Series 2022 will be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The pitch at this stadium is good for batting but is one of the slower pitches in New Zealand. Run-scoring is not going to be very easy and that could actually be a good thing for both teams. A total of 170 runs can be a par score

The weather forecast for Christchurch on match day is not very good. Rain is predicted for most of the day and so it looks like we are going to struggle to get a game in.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan (VC, wk), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (VC), Shaheen Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan (wk).

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan (VC, wk), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (VC), Shaheen Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan (wk).

• Date: Friday, 7th October 2022
• Time: 02:00 AM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL / 07:30 AM IST

• Stadium: Hagley Oval
• Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
• Opened: 1886
• Capacity: 20,000
• Known as: Hagley Oval
• Time Zone: UTC +13:00
• Home to: Canterbury
• Curator: Rupert Bool
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• Total matches: 2
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 168
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 142
• Highest total recorded: 184/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs AUS
• The lowest total recorded: 131/10 (17.3 Ov) by AUS vs NZ
• The highest score chased: 154/3 (18.3 Ov) by ENG vs NZ
• The lowest score defended: 184/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs AUS
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Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan (vc, wk), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Najmul Hossain Shanto.