South Africa will be all set to give their all in this crucial Test encounter against New Zealand. Welcome to NZ vs SA Dream11 team prediction today and match preview.
New Zealand were brilliant in the first match as they were able to dominate the entire game with a brilliant show of batting which was well backed up with their bowling efforts.
South Africa on the other hand were in brilliant form against India with a decline in form whic can motivate them to bounce back with a similar rigour in this important match.
Probable Winner, Betting Tips, and Match Prediction
New Zealand should win this match by a close margin.
Betting Odds
NZ- 1.65 DRAW- 7 SA- 5.10
Pitch Report and Toss
The pitch conditions largely benefit seamers with great bounce making it difficult for the batsmen. The winners of the toss should bowl first.
Weather
The weather forecasts a partly warm sunny day.
Probable Playing 11
New Zealand
T.Blundell (wk), T.Latham, W.Young, D.Conway, H.Nicholls, D.Mitchell, C.de Grandhomme, K.Jamieson, T.Southee, N.Wagner, M.Henry
South Africa
K.Verreynne (wk), T.Bavuma, R.van der-Dussen, D.Elgar, A.Markram, S.Erwee, M.Jansen, K.Rabada, L.Ngidi, G.Stuurman, D.Oliver
Match Details
New Zealand vs South Africa – Test
Match: New Zealand vs South Africa – 2nd Test
Date and Time: 25th February – 3:30 AM IST
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand
Telecast: Amazon Prime Video
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Wicket-Keeper
Tom Blundell (8.5 Cr) scored 96 runs at a strike rate of 69.57 in his last match along with 4 catches behind the stumps that makes him our prime choice for this match.
Batsman
Henry Nicholls (9.5 Cr) was able to make his presence known with 105 runs at a strike rate of 64.42 which should keep him focused on continuing with this form in this contest.
Temba Bavuma (9.0 Cr) holds brilliant potential that was not seen in the last match as he was able to score 48 runs which can bring out a stronger form for this fixture.
Aiden Markram (8.5 Cr) scored 17 runs but was able to find most of his contributions with his performance as a crucial bowler that earned him 2 wickets.
All-rounders
Colin de Grandhomme (9.0 Cr) played an essential role with 45 runs at a strike rate of 107.14 that can improve drastically with his bowling potential in the upcoming matches.
Daryl Mitchell (8.5 Cr) holds brilliant potential which can be channeled into this match as he was only able to score 16 runs with 1 catch on the field which should be his main focus for this test match.
Marco Jansen (9.0 Cr) picked 2 wickets at a controlled economy rate which can result into better contributions after a demoralizing team performance which can bring out his best form.
Bowlers
Tim Southee (9.5 Cr) was brilliant with his bowling skills that earned him 1 wicket in the first innings followed by a 5 wicket haul in the second innings which can push him to improve in this final test.
Neil Wagner (8.5 Cr) was able to understand the pitch that was used to his benefit as he managed to score 49 runs at a strike rate of 87.50 along with 3 wickets.
Matt Henry (8.5 Cr) was also able to manage affairs in the tail end of the batting order after scoring 58 runs at a strike rate of 85.29 along with 9 wickets that makes him our prime choice for this match.
Kagiso Rabada (9.5 Cr) was not at his best form as the opposition were able to see through his abilities that could only earn him 2 wickets with a change in approach that makes him a potential game-changer.
Dream11 Team Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain
T.Blundell will be our captain because of his ability to provide impressive runs with his improving form.
M.Henry will be our vice-captain because of his performance in the first test which can keep him motivated to give his all in this contest.
DREAM 11 LINEUP
Blundell (C), Nicholls, Bavuma, Markram, Mitchell, de Grandhomme, Jansen, Southee, Henry (VC), Wagner, Rabada
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