New Zealand, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will be involved in a T20 Tri-series starting this Friday. In the 7-match tournament, each side will be facing the other two teams twice and the top two teams will then play the final against each other. All the games will be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, hence here is the pitch report of the venue along with its T20 records.

This Tri-series will be the last competitive tournament for all three sides before the T20 World Cup. Hence, all the sides would be looking to make the most out of it and have a good build-up to World T20 Championship.

Christchurch T20 Records

Hagley Oval has not hosted many T20 internationals so far. Out of the 2 T20Is played here, 1 each has been won while chasing and defending a total. New Zealand managed to win their last encounter here against Australia, which came back in 2021. The Kiwis did lose their first-ever T20 game at Hagley Oval which was against England in 2019.

Total matches	2
Matches won batting first	1
Matches won bowling first	1
Average 1st Inns scores	168
Average 2nd Inns scores	142
Highest total recorded	184/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs AUS
Lowest total recorded	131/10 (17.3 Ov) by AUS vs NZ
Highest score chased	154/3 (18.3 Ov) by ENG vs NZ
Lowest score defended	184/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs AUS

Hagley Oval Christchurch Pitch Report

The pitch at Hagley Oval is a sporting surface where both batters and bowlers receive equal assistance. The pacers tend to find some movement off the pitch in the initial overs. The bouncy nature of the pitch as well helps the pacers throughout the game. The batters would have to be cautious in the first few overs.

Kiwi spinner, Ish Sodhi, has the best bowling performance at the Hagley Oval with the figures of 4/28. Hence, it can be said that the spinners as well can have a great impact in the matches here. Looking at the average first and second innings scores of the venue, it can be said that the scoring gets a bit tougher here during the second innings. Hence, it would be wise to bat first after winning the toss at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Christchurch Weather Forecast for PAK vs BAN Tri-series match

The weather will remain clear over Christchurch on the matchday, hence, the fans would be able to enjoy a good game of cricket. It will be quite chilly for the two Asian sides as the temperature will only rise to as high as 12ºC. Winds will blow SSW at 15 to 25 km/h.

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