NZ vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction And Playing 11

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NZ vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction: After a year, New Zealand will welcome England for a test match tour. The first match will be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. It will start on November 28 at 3:30 AM IST.

Team Preview of NZ vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

The last test match between these two countries was one of the most exciting ever, as New Zealand won by just 1 run. After all the competitive displays by both New Zealand and England players, the match went to the last day.

England needed 258 runs to win and had 9 wickets in hand, but on the second ball, New Zealand scraped the first wicket of the day to make it 53-2. Root and injured Stokes did well for England as they took them 2001-5, but then it was first Stokes and then Root wickets that opened the game for New Zealand. However, Wagner took Anderson’s last wicket to win the match for New Zealand by just one wicket.

One of the most interesting set-ups by the New Zealand side was when Tom Blundell came up to the stumps even on the bowling of Neil Wagner and Matt Henry, so the England batters would not play the ball outside of the crease, and the bowlers could swing the ball, which happened as the same.

New Zealand will be in full confidence as they defeated India in India for the first time ever, and that in all three test matches. On the other hand, the England team will be coming into the series after suffering defeat from Pakistan in Pakistan.

The one thing that was common for both teams when they toured their last series was that the surface was spin-friendly, and now the pitches in New Zealand always favor swing bowlers the most.

It will be a game which will mostly depend on how the batters tackle the swing bowling by both sides and a big test for the England team, who are in really bad form in the white ball cricket and also not nothing going well in red-ball cricket either.

⁠Jacob Bethell is to debut in the first match against New Zealand, and Ollie Pope will keep the wicket-keeping job and also will come down as England’s number 6.

Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between New Zealand vs England. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats.

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When and Where To Watch New Zealand vs England 3rd Test Match Prediction 2024

Match	New Zealand vs England 1st Test Match Prediction 2024
Date & Time	November 28, 2024, 3:30 AM IST
Venue	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Where to Watch	Sony Live, Fan Code APP

Player Injury Report For New Zealand vs England 1st Test Match

Jordan Cox is ruled out due to injury on the right thumb.

New Zealand vs England Head-to-Head Test Record

Match Played	112
New Zealand Won	52
England Won	13
Draw/NR	47/0

Weather Conditions For New Zealand vs England 1st Test Match

The weather will be overcast all day, but there is no rain expected.

Pitch Report of Hagley Oval, Christchurch, In NZ vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

Match Played	15 Matches
Matches won batting first	4 Matches won
Matches won bowling first	9 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	284
Average 2nd innings scores	303
Average 3rd innings scores	272
Average 4th innings scores	179
Highest Team innings total	659/6 by NZ vs PAK
Lowest Team innings total	95/10 by RSA vs NZ

Hagley Oval, Christchurch pitch has been in favor of the pace bowlers who enjoyed their time as the weather mostly stays overcast, and the bowlers will get the swing almost all the time during the play.

Important players for the New Zealand Team in the match against the England Team

1. Rachin Ravindra, the hero of the test series against India, will be key for New Zealand as his average in New Zealand is 46.60. This will be the first time he will face England in a Test. However, his batting average against England in the ODI was 72 in 5 matches, and he also took 8 wickets.

2. Mat Henry has taken 34 wickets in 6 matches at Christchurch, and 23 wickets in 6 matches against England makes him a great choice for your team.

3. Tim Southee will once again be crucial. He took 72 wickets in 19 matches against England and 59 wickets in 13 matches against Christchurch, which is amazing.

Important players for the England Team in the match against New Zealand

1. Joe Root has an average of 55.6 in 38 matches vs. New Zealand, and in New Zealand, he averages 52.53 in 9 matches, which is amazing. He also took 7 wickets against New Zealand, which is another plus thing to pick him up.

2. Gus Atkinson has been a phenomenal bowler, and in his 8 matches, he took 40 wickets, but the other great part is that he even has an average of 23 in which he scored 1 century.

3. Ben Stokes has an average of 41.05 and took 10 wickets in 11 matches against New Zealand, which makes him a great vice-captaincy pick. The only concern is his prone-to-injury body.

NZ vs ENG 1st Test Match Prediction

New Zealand will have the upper hand.

NZ vs ENG 1st Test Fantasy Team Prediction

Wicketkeeper	Ben Duckett
Batters	Joe Root, Harry Brook, Daryl Mitchell
All-rounders	Rachin Ravindra, Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson, Chris Woakes
Bowlers	Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Brydon Carse
Captain Picks	Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson
Vice-captain Picks	Chris Woakes, Tim Southee, Matt Henry

New Zealand vs England 1st Test: Probable Playing 11 of Pakistan

Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, William ORourke, Tim Southee

New Zealand vs England 3rd Test: Probable Playing 11 of England

Zak Crawley, ⁠Ben Duckett,⁠ ⁠Jacob Bethell, ⁠Joe Root, ⁠Harry Brook,⁠ ⁠Ollie Pope (wk),⁠ ⁠Ben Stokes (capt),⁠ ⁠Chris Woakes,⁠ ⁠Gus Atkinson, ⁠Brydon Carse,⁠ ⁠Shoaib Bashir