Top ten fielders of New Zealand in T-20

In the Twenty-Twenty format, New Zealand is the same as in One Day Internationals. Their fielding is excellent, their strong point and they are very active on the field.

New Zealand has a couple of all-rounders who prove to be very helpful on the field. They know how to deal with tough situations and can bring the match on track when their performance is going on and when the other players are panicking.

In the last Twenty-Twenty match, they added players who were still recovering, as they had been injured previously. New Zealand was smart enough to put some players on hold as well, in case the present team members would not be fully fit to play the World Cup. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in T20 are:

1. LRPL Taylor
2. JDP Oram
3. BB McCullum
4. NL McCullum
5. MJ Guptill
6. DL Vettori
7. SB Styris
8. TG Southee
9. JEC Franklin
10. JD Ryder

Top ten fielders of New Zealand in ODI

New Zealand is very similar in One Day Internationals as well as Test Matches. The players are more agile and concentrated and free in this version of the game.
Their performance on the field is fifty-fifty. On some days they are excellent and on others are not that great.

New Zealand’s fielding strategy and formation is very attacking. They take special care of the main 30 yard circle, their fielding is excellent and they never let easy singles to be taken, which really helps New Zealand in enhancing their performance in One Day Internationals.

In the past they have taken many spectacular catches as well and their performance hasn’t deteriorated in this aspect at all. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in ODI are:

1. SP Fleming
2. CZ Harris
3. NJ Astle
4. DL Vettori
5. MD Crowe
6. CL Cairns
7. SB Styris
8. LRPL Taylor
9. JG Wright
10. CD McMillan

Top ten fielders of New Zealand in test cricket

New Zealand plays fewer test matches and they get to play more of One day Internationals and Twenty-Twenty matches.

Fielding is very good but when compared to other nations such as Australia and South Africa, they lack the sparkle or the lustre which is required in test matches. This may have to do with the fact that it’s the longest version of the game, going up to five days.

They have good senior players in the game, which is an added point for them. There are some players in the team like Jesse Ryder and Scott Styris, who are not great in their fitness levels, but since they are equally committed to the game, that doesn’t come in the way. Top ten fielders of New Zealand in test cricket are:

1. SP Fleming
2. MD Crowe
3. NJ Astle
4. JV Coney
5. DL Vettori
6. BA Young
7. LRPL Taylor
8. BE Congdon
9. GM Turner
10. JJ Crowe

Pakistan vs NewZealand: A ‘do or die’ contest for Pakistan

Losing to Sri Lanka by 19 runs, Pakistan has to improvise some serious game plan in order to come out with flying colours against New Zealand, who are already on the top slot in Group F. The grave concern is that Pakistan has not secured any points in Super 8s. Today’s ‘do or die’ contest for Pakistan at the Oval will decide the fate whether Younus XI is packing their bags or staying back in the tournament. Abdul Razzaq has just joined the Pakistani squad.

Pakistan squad has replaced Yasir Arafat with Abdul Razzaq who is quite an experienced all-rounder and famous for his T20 game play. It is hoped that he will not let the team down and will certainly perform well with bat and ball.

Pakistan team comprises of Younus Khan the captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, Salman Butt are the top batsmen, Ahmed Shehzad, Iftikhar Anjum and Shahzaib Hasan are the new entrants. Kamran Akmal is the wicket keeper, Mohammad Aamer, the T20 World Cup 2009 debutante bowler, Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi both as spinners, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzak the all-rounders, Fawad Alam- the medium pacer, and the fast bowler duo, Umer Gul, and Sohail Tanvir.

New Zealand will tap the Oval with DL Vettori (Captain), IG Butler, JEC Franklin, BB McCullum (wk), PD McGlashan, KD Mills, IE O’Brien, BJ Diamanti, MJ Guptill, JDP Oram, AJ Redmond, NT BroomSB Styris, NL McCullum, LRPL Taylor.