Northern Knights vs Pakistan A T20 live stream, preview, Hamilton weather and pitch report

The Northern Knights will lock horns with Pakistan A in the first unofficial T20 game on Sunday, December 27. The match will be played at Seddon Park in Hamilton and will begin at 8:30 AM IST. Here's a look at NK vs PK A live stream, squads, Hamilton weather forecast and our preview of the game. 

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Northern Knights vs Pakistan A T20: Match preview and prediction

Pakistan A will be facing five different Super Smash T20 teams in their T20 leg of the tour to New Zealand. The first of the game pits them against the Northern Knights, who boast some of the best New Zealand T20 players. Tim Seifert, who was in fine form in the New Zealand vs Pakistan T20 series, will headline the Knights squad, along with the likes of Anton Devcich, Dean Brownlie and Scott Kuggeleijn.

Pakistan A also have some of their regular limited-overs specialists, with Wahab Riaz, Haris Rauf, and Mohammed Hasnain featuring. Northern Knights are favourites given the familiar conditions, but Pakistan A do boast enough firepower to make life difficult for the hosts. 

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Northern Knights vs Pakistan A T20: Hamilton weather forecast and pitch report 

According to Accuweather's weather forecast, the game will experience partly sunny conditions, with chances of rainfall marring the fixture. There will be significant cloud cover, meaning the ball is likely to swing more, assisting the fast bowlers. Seddon Park is a track suited for batsmen, with scores in excess of 180 expected. Captain winning the toss is likely to bowl first, as chasing teams have a better record in Hamilton. 

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NK vs PK A squads

• Northern Knights: Tim Seifert, Jeet Raval, Ketene Clarke, Henry Cooper, Peter Bocock, Dean Brownlie, Anton Devcich, Brett Hampton, Anurag Verma, Joe Walker, Brett Randell, Jake Gibson, Jon Carter, James Baker, Scott Kuggeleijin. 
• Pakistan A: Rohail Nazir, Hussain Talat, Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Amad Butt, Harris Rauf, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Hasnain, Musa Khan, Usman Qadir, Khushdil Shah, Zeeshan Malik, Danish Aziz, Zafar Gohar

NK vs PK A live stream details

The match will not be televised for the cricket audience in India and there are no exact live streaming details on the first unofficial T20. For NK vs PK A live scores, fans can visit New Zealand Cricket's Twitter page. One can also refer to the match centre for constant updates on the Knights' official website. The match begins at 8:30 AM IST on Sunday. 

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(Image Courtesy: ND Cricket, Wahab Riaz Instagram)