Fantasy XI: Expect Mohammad Rizwan and Kane Williamson to deliver

Match 19: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Sharjah

Fantasy XI: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Fakhar Zaman, James Neesham, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Lockie Ferguson, Harris Rauf, Ish Sodhi

Captain: Mohammad Rizwan

Leading run-scorer in T20Is this year, with 831 runs in 18 games at an average of 103.87. He scored a 59-ball 89 the last time he played against New Zealand.

Vice-captain: Kane Williamson

Leading run-scorer for New Zealand in T20Is against Pakistan since 2016, with 367 runs in 11 games at an average of 40.77.

Other Players

Babar Azam: He has four scores of 40 or more against New Zealand in six outings, accumulating 235 runs at an average of 47.

Martin Guptill: He is the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in T20Is this year, with 318 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 158.20 to go with 23 sixes.

Fakhar Zaman: He has been in good form, recording scores of 52*(28) and 46*(24) in the two warm-up games ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Jimmy Neesham: His last two bowling innings in IPL read 3 for 12 and 2 for 28.

Imad Wasim: He picked up nine wickets in six games in CPL 2021, and played some crucial knocks with the bat coming lower down the order.

Shaheen Shah Afridi: He had a Player- of-the-Match performance in the last game against India, dismissing all of their top order in KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Lockie Ferguson: He has not yet gone wicketless in Sharjah, picking up nine wickets in five T20s there at an economy of 6.50.

Haris Rauf: He is the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the three-match series against New Zealand in 2020, with five wickets.

Ish Sodhi: He is the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20Is this year, picking up 17 wickets in seven games at a strike rate of 9.1.