New Zealand and Pakistan kick off the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with Pakistan holding a historical edge over their opponents in the tournament.
 

** Pakistan have a superior head-to-head record against New Zealand in T20 World Cups, winning five of their seven meetings.
 

** Overall in T20Is, however, the rivalry is almost even. In 49 matches, Pakistan have won 24, New Zealand 23, while two games ended with no result.
 

** Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 220 runs at a strike rate of 164.17 in four matches, has struggled against the Black Caps. In three T20Is against New Zealand, he has managed just 21 runs at an average of seven.

** Babar Azam is Pakistan’s most successful batter against New Zealand in T20Is, scoring 880 runs at an average of 41.9 in 26 matches.

** Mark Chapman is New Zealand’s leading run-scorer against Pakistan in T20Is, with 663 runs at an average of 41.43 in 25 matches.