New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I: Stats Preview – Pakistan Tour Of New Zealand 2020-21

The hosts New Zealand and the visitors Pakistan will take on each other at Seddon Park (Hamilton) on Sunday (20th December) night during the second game of this three-match T20I series.

The home side won the first game of this series by 5 wickets at Auckland on last Friday and they are leading this series by 1-0. While another victory will secure this series for the hosts, the visitors can’t afford another defeat in this series as they must have to win both the remaining matches to win this series.

New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I: Stats Preview

Venue Stats (Seddon Park, Hamilton)

Ground’s history in 1st and 2nd batting in T20Is

(Special Note: Included all out, target reached and complete innings. Excluded only incomplete innings)

Teams’ T20I records at this venue

Teams Stats

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Head-To-Head T20I Records

T20I records in 2020

• New Zealand are unbeaten in last four T20Is, where they won thrice and the other one had no result.

Players’ Stats

(New Zealand)

Kane Williamson – most T20I runs as a captain, 1000 T20I runs at home

i) Kane Williamson has scored 1243 T20I runs as a captain and he is currently the fifth most T20I run-scorer as a captain. However, the right-handed batsman is 46 runs away from the most run-scorer as a T20I captain, Eoin Morgan (England).

i) Kane Williamson has scored 920 T20I runs at home. Adding 80 more runs, he will become the third New Zealand batsman to score 1000 T20I runs at home. Only Martin Guptill (1575 runs) and Colin Munro (1178 runs) achieved that feat. Apart from them, only Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has managed to score 1000+ T20I runs at home as he has scored 1120 T20I runs at home.

Martin Guptill – most T20I runs as an opener

i) Martin Guptill has scored 2254 T20I runs as an opener. Scoring 60 more runs, Guptill will become the most run-scorer as a T20I opener after surpassing Indian opener Rohit Sharma (2313 runs).

Tim Southee – 1st to complete 50 T20I wickets at home; 2nd most successful pacer in T20I; most T20I wickets against Pakistan; 200 T20 wickets

i) The right-arm pacer Tim Southee (47 wickets) is three wickets away to complete his 50 T20I wickets at home. He will be the first bowler in T20I cricket history to pick up 50 wickets at home.

ii) Tim Southee (81 wickets) is five wickets away to surpass former Pakistan right-arm pacer Umar Gul (85 wickets) and become the second most T20I wicket-taker as a pacer. Only the veteran Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is ahead of them with the record 107 T20I wickets.

iii) Tim Southee (17 wickets) is two wickets away to put behind Thisara Perera (18 wickets) and become the most T20I wicket-taker against Pakistan.

iv) The right-arm pacer Tim Southee (198 wickets) is two wickets away to complete his 200 T20 wickets.

(Pakistan)

Mohammad Hafeez – most T20I runs at away venues, most T20I runs against New Zealand

i) Mohammad Hafeez (1110 runs) is 84 runs away to become the most T20I run-scorer at away venues after surpassing Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, who has scored 1193 T20I runs at away venue.

ii) Hafeez (412 runs) is 13 runs away to surpass English cricketer Eoin Morgan (424 runs) and become the most T20I run-scorer against New Zealand.

Imad Wasim – 50 T20I wickets

i) The left-arm spinner Imad Wasim has taken 47 wickets in T20I career. With three more wickets, he will become the fifth Pakistan spinner and eighth Pakistan bowler to claim 50 T20I wickets.