NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, Match 41 Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates – Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will square off against Salman Agha-led Pakistan in the 41st match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 21 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

NZ vs PAK Squad

New Zealand

Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi

Pakistan

Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk) Usman Tariq

New Zealand Unavailable Players

• Injury:  NIL
• Others: NIL

Pakistan Unavailable Players

• Injury:  NIL
• Others: NIL

NZ vs PAK Probable Playing 11

New Zealand

Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

NZ vs PAK Pitch Report

The pitch at R. Premadasa Stadium is a balanced one, however it favours bowlers in the T20 format. The pitch confirms spinners absoultely dominate on this turning surface.

Large boundaries make big-hitting incredible challenging for batsmen constantly. Slow wickets assists spinners in middle overs.

Meanwhile, check R. Premadasa Stadium weather report for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 clash between New Zealand and Pakistan.

NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction

• Batters: S Farhan, S Ali Agha, R Ravindra
• All-rounders: S Ayub, G Phillips, S Khan, M Nawaz
• Bowlers: U Tariq, S Afridi
• Wicketkeeper: T Seifert, F Allen
• Captain: S Farhan
• Vice-Captain: G Phillips