Pakistan vs New Zealand Betting Tips 26/10/2021

00:59, 26 Oct 2021

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00:59, 26 Oct 2021

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The 19th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees Pakistan take on New Zealand at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 26 (Tuesday). The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

Pakistan

Pakistan did not just beat India on Sunday night, they completely outplayed the side most favoured to win the entire tournament.

By virtue of their superb performance, they now become the side to beat in the tournament and have definitely surged up on the favourites charts.

They’ve proven that the hype surrounding their Big 3 of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi was real.

The way they outplayed India in all facets of the game without breaking a sweat demonstrates the talent they boast. New Zealand should be very, very worried.

New Zealand

New Zealand and Pakistan did not have any sort of rivalry and enjoyed extremely cordial relations until recently when they pulled out of a tour of Pakistan citing ‘security concerns’ at the last minute, inviting the wrath of action-hungry Pakistan fans.

It means that this becomes a politically charged fixture, second in anticipation to perhaps only the Pakistan-India match.

Apart from the political flavour, it will be the Black Caps’ first game of the tournament. They hadn’t had preparatory pre-World Cup series either and only got to play a pair of warm-ups, while their players were scattered all over, some playing the IPL and some at home.

Compounding their misery is the fact that the two warm-ups they played, they lost both, making this the worst time to face a side such as Pakistan that has its tail up.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Pakistan	New Zealand
	1.725	2.11
	1.75	2.10
	1.72	2.18

Pakistan are the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has Pakistan priced at 1.725 and New Zealand at 2.11. Betway has Pakistan available for 1.75 and New Zealand for 2.10. Lastly, Dafabet has Pakistan priced at 1.72 and New Zealand at 2.18.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Pakistan to win @ 1.75

Pakistan have historically been more than capable of losing an easier game after causing a massive upset but we have a gut feeling that this current crop of Green Shirts might be different. We’re going to keep on backing them. The odds have been sourced from Betway.

Tip: Mohammad Rizwan Total Runs Over (22.5) @ 1.83

We hit it big on Mohammad Rizwan last time. He is a consistent volume scorer so we’ll keep on riding his bandwagon, albeit with a little bit of caution as we do not want to risk all the winnings of our last bet. The play and the odds have been sourced from 22Bet.