PAK vs NZL 1st ODI match prediction 17 Sep 2021

PAK vs NZ 1st ODI Match Predictions and Betting Tips

The 1st of 3 ODIs will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand as the Kiwis begin their tour. The match will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on 17 September. I have picked the top PAK vs NZ match predictions to get you winning from the game.

Pakistan are scheduled to play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is against New Zealand over the course of the next three weeks. The ODIs will be in Day Night format, with both teams looking strong. The last time Pakistan went on a tour to New Zealand was December last year, and while they did not play any ODIs, just T20s and Test matches, New Zealand had thoroughly thrashed Pakistan.

New Zealand is the top-ranking team in the world in ODI and Test Formats, while Pakistan are the 6th ranked team in the world. But even though Pakistan are lower in rankings, they have strong domination at home and are the favourites to win the upcoming game. Meanwhile, I have some of the best PAK vs NZ match predictions to get you to win from the best markets.

PAK vs NZ Player Bets

The player betting markets in the match consist of some of the strongest markets from the game. Take a look at the top PAK vs NZ player betting tips.

Babar Azam to score over 40.5 runs

You might be thinking that 41 runs is quite a high target for anyone, and I might be inclined to agree with you if it wasn’t Babar Azam. The skipper of the Pakistan squad has had quite an illustrious rise, and has been playing with incredible skill. Babar Azam has played 81 ODIs and scored 3985 runs from them. At an average of 56.92, he has hit 14 centuries and 17 half-centuries in the matches. He has played 11 games against New Zealand in the past and averages 41.50 against them. His last 3 scores against the Kiwis in this format were 101*, 92, and 46, which are all over the target.

Babar Azam has somehow managed to play at a better level as the skipper of his team. He has scored 626 runs from 9 games as captain. At an average of 78.25, he has hit 3 centuries and 2 fifties. He has even had really impressive innings at home, with 421 runs from 6 innings at an average of 84.20 from his games at home. In his 3 previous matches at Rawalpindi, he scored 221 runs (19, 77*, 125) at an average of 110.5. With stats like this, it’s hard to avoid a handsome bet on him in the upcoming PAK vs NZ head to head match. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Babar Azam to score over 40.5 runs.

Tom Latham to score under 28.5 runs

The next bet is for the captain of the New Zealand outfit, who has been in his best form. Tom Latham has played 102 matches in his career, and from the 94 innings he has come out to bat, he has scored 2824 runs. This averages to 34.02 with 5 centuries and 16 fifties from his games. He has managed to score over the target in 3 of his last 5 games, but he hasn’t had great performances against Pakistan in the past. He has averaged just 19.83 from 14 innings against them, with only three scores over the target. This doesn’t include his recent play though, as his last match against them was in 2019.

Tom Latham has played just 2 innings in the ongoing season, with 128 runs from them at an average of 128.00. He has played 11 innings as the captain and scored 577 runs at an average of 57.70. This is the 1st time he will play in Pakistan, but he averages 45.14 at such venues. In fact, his last 5 away games featured him scoring over the target. His best play comes out in the 1st match of the series, and he has 824 runs from 21 such innings at 41.20. He scored over the target in 4 of the last 5 series, including 68 runs against Pakistan. This is another top PAK vs NZ betting tip. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Tom Latham to score over 28.5 runs.

Mohammad Rizwan to score under 26.5 runs

The last bet I have picked for you is for the middle-order Pakistani batsman. Mohammad Rizwan has played 41 matches and scored 864 runs from 37 innings. This averages just 28.80 with 2 centuries and 4 fifties, which already bodes well for our bet. He has been playing pretty poorly and has scored over the target only once in his last 5 innings. He is averaging at 22.33 in this calendar year from 6 games but got under 13 runs in 4 of those innings.

Mohammad Rizwan has only faced the Kiwis once and scored 16 runs in the encounter. He has played under Babar Azam in 9 games and averages 17.66 from his games under him. You would think he plays well at home, but he has played 3 matches in Pakistan, all in Rawalpindi and got a high score of 14 runs at an average of 8.33. While he averages well in the 1st match of the series, he scored under the target in 4 of his 5 first games. This is another one of the top PAK vs NZ betting odds. Dafabet.com is offering odds of 1.87 for Mohammad Rizwan to score under 26.5 runs.