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International cricket continues as the mighty Kiwis lock horns with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a three-match T20 international series in the desert region. The first encounter is all set to take place on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE at 7.30 PM IST. The second and the final T20Is will be played on the 19th and the 20th at the very same venue. 

However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this contest.

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The home side, UAE last participated in a T20I series against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi this year when they lost the series by a margin of 2-1 (3). They also took part in the T20 World Cup held in Australia last year but failed to progress to the main round of the marquee tournament.

On the other hand, the New Zealanders' last assignment in the format came against Pakistan in Pakistan in April this year. The Kiwis were without their star players who were participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during that period but still managed to level the series 2-2 (5). One encounter ended up with no result due to a hailstorm. After losing the opening two fixtures, New Zealand bounced back in style to win two matches and also deny a series loss. 


UAE vs NZ, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First) (Completed games)

United Arab Emirates: L-W-L-W-L

New Zealand: W-W-L-L-W


UAE vs NZ, Must Picks

United Arab Emirates

Muhammad Waseem

  • T20I Stats: 942 runs in 23 innings
  • Recent Form: 36 runs in the last three innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 33 runs in two innings (T20Is)

Vritya Aravind

  • T20I Stats: 650 runs in 24 innings
  • Recent Form: 42 runs in the last three innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 18 runs in two innings (T20Is)


New Zealand

Tim Seifert

  • T20I Stats: 920 runs in 40 innings
  • Recent Form: 125 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 19 runs in three innings (T20Is)

Mark Chapman

  • T20I Stats: 1126 runs in 46 innings
  • Recent Form: 25 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 2 runs in one innings (T20Is)


UAE vs NZ, Risky Picks

United Arab Emirates

Basil Hameed

  • T20I Stats: 288 runs in 25 innings
  • Recent Form: 73 runs in the last two innings (across formats)
  • Venue Record: 44 runs in two innings (T20Is)

New Zealand

Chad Bowes

  • T20I Stats: 157 runs in eight innings
  • Recent Form: 35 runs in the last two innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: First T20I Match


UAE vs NZ, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Muhammad Waseem (UAE)

Reasons

  • Muhammad Waseem is the third highest run-getter for UAE in T20Is
  • The right-hander averages 43 with two centuries and seven fifties in the format
  • His last four T20 international scores read as 75, 91, 33 and 50

Tim Seifert (NZ)

Reasons

  • Approaching 1000 runs in T20Is, New Zealand's Tim Seifiert averages 27.05 with seven half-centuries in the format
  • Seifiert was the Player of the Series against Sri Lanka back in April this year as he scored 167 runs with scores of 88, 79* and 0.
  • Seifert is coming off from Lanka Premier League (LPL) where he is still the leading run-getter for his Galle Titans side with 231 runs in seven outings

Mark Chapman (NZ)

Reasons

  • Destructive left-hander Mark Chapman averages 30 with one ton and five fifties in T20Is
  • He was simply breathtaking in the Pakistan series in April as he was the leading run-getter with 290 runs in five innings at a staggering average of 290.00 with one centuries and two fifties


UAE vs NZ, Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Vritya Aravind, Tim Seifert 
Batters: Muhammad Waseem, Will Young, Mark Chapman
All-rounders: Rohan Mustafa, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham 
Bowlers: Zahoor Khan, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson

Captain: Tim Seifert
Vice-captain: Mark Chapman

UAE: 4 Players, NZ: 7 Players


UAE vs NZ, Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Vritya Aravind, Tim Seifert 
Batters: Muhammad Waseem, Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman
All-rounders: Aayan Afzal Khan, Basil Hameed, Cole McConchie
Bowlers: Zahoor Khan, Tim Southee, Jacob Duffy

Captain: Muhammad Waseem
Vice-captain: Tim Seifert

UAE: 5 Players, NZ: 6 Players