United Arab Emirates vs New Zealand, UAE vs NZ, Today Match Prediction 19 August 2023

UAE vs NZ Match Prediction & Analysis

A 3-match T20i series to start off New Zealand’s tour of UAE, both teams will have to be on their best form and any slip-up would mean that the series will go the other team's way. However, after the 1st match things seem to be closer than first predicted.

The United Arab Emirates would be extremely disappointed as they lost the first game but will take out quite a few positives from the last game. They will want to come back in the series and will give it their all in the next game.

New Zealand will be mighty pleased with their win in the first game. They will be pleased with the bowling department and how they managed to defend such a tricky target, especially in the death overs.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

UAE

L

UAE

136/10 in 19.4 6.92

UAE vs NZ

New Zealand won by 19 runs 17 Aug 2023

NZ

155/6 in 20.0 7.75

NZ

W

UAE

136/10 in 19.4 6.92

UAE vs NZ

New Zealand won by 19 runs 17 Aug 2023

NZ

155/6 in 20.0 7.75

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

United Arab Emirates Preview

The United Arab Emirates was mighty impressive in the last game but would be disappointed to not have won the game, especially from the position that they were in. They will definitely want to come back stronger and level the series in the next game.

After winning the toss, and opting to field first UAE got off to a magnificent start picking up a wicket off the first ball. However, they could not maintain that and went for a few runs in the powerplay but clawed back the opposition picking up wickets at regular intervals. Restricting the opposition to just 155 runs was an incredible effort.

The batting department would have believed in themselves in chasing this target. But nobody in the middle order being able to contribute cost them the match. They still came mighty close thanks to the brilliant knock by Aryansh Sharma who scored 60 off 43 balls, but lost the game by 19 runs in the end. 

Key Players: Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Waseem, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan.

United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI:

Muhammad Waseem(c), Aryansh Sharma(w), Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Ansh Tandon, Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

United Arab Emirates Actual Playing XI:

Ali Naseer, Muhammad Jawad Ullah, Asif Khan, Aayan Khan, Waseem Muhammad, Basil Hameed, Vriitya Aravind, Aryansh Sharma, Zahoor Khan, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Ansh Tandon

New Zealand Preview

New Zealand has made a fantastic start to the T20i series by winning the first match. Saying that they would find themselves extremely lucky as UAE got really close at one point. They will want to clinch the series by winning the next game.

After losing the toss and being put into bat first, New Zealand got off to a great start despite losing a wicket on the first itself. They were unable to post a huge total due to losing wickets in the middle overs and ended up with a par score of 155 runs. Tim Seifert was the pick of the batters, scoring 55 off 34 balls.

The bowling department had quite a task on their hand as they had to defend a par total. They got off to a brilliant start picking up early wickets but things got too close at one point as UAE required just 24 off 12 balls at one stage. The bowlers held their nerve and managed to bowl out UAE winning the game by 19 runs in the end. Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers picking up 5 for 25 runs.

Key Players: Tim Seifert, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Southee.

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:

Tim Seifert, Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver(w), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee(c), Ben Lister

New Zealand Actual Playing XI:

Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie, Dane Cleaver, Mark Chapman, Tim Seifert, Chad Bowes, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Benjamin Lister

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast seems to be extremely hot with no signs of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 40°C - 33°C range.

UAE vs NZ Pitch Report

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be hosting this encounter and has a capacity of 25000.

The pitch is not known as a high-scoring ground and teams usually prefer to win the toss and bowl first, as they know what to chase in the 2nd innings.

Toss: To Bowl

Given the nature of the ground and the pitch, the team who wins the toss will look to win the toss and bowl first. The pitch is extremely slow and will get slower as the match progresses, hence winning the toss and bowling first is the best option.