Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Wicketkeepers
Vriitya Aravind has generated a 30- or 50-run bonus in eight of 19 T20Is he has played since 2022, overall collecting 582 runs at 36.
Tim Seifert (603 runs at 40) has done so nine times in 18 T20s this year, while also generating 98 points through boundaries.
Aryansh Sharma averaged 44 points per match in the last 10 limited-over matches.
Batters
Since April 2023, Mark Chapman has scored one hundred, two fifties, and as many thirties in just eight innings, at a whopping strike rate of 155.
Only Suryakumar Yadav (92 in 41 innings) has smashed more sixes than Muhammad Waseem since 2022: 54 sixes in just 20 innings.
All rounders
68% of James Neesham’s runs and wickets have come when New Zealand have batted first.
Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner has picked 18 wickets in the last 11 such matches.
Cole McConchie (235 runs and five catches) averaged 40 points per match in the last 10 competitive T20s.
Bowlers
Since 2022, Tim Southee has gone wicketless only once in 16 matches, picking 28 wickets. Moreover, he has given points for economy in eight of his last nine matches in Dubai.
Junaid Siddique and Zahoor Khan have scalped 64 wickets in 25 matches they have played together, generating an average of 80 points.
Probable XIs
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vriitya Aravind (wk), Asif Khan, Ansh Tandon, Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Aayan Khan, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Cole McConchie, Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee (c), Benjamin Lister