NZ vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 2nd Test

New Zealand need to win this if they want to save themselves from the whitewash.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 07 Mar 2024, 19:55 IST

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Preview

New Zealand will be up against Australia in the 2nd Test of the Australia tour of New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from March 8. After completely dominating and clean-sweeping the Kiwis in the T20I series, Australia started the Test Series on a high as well and won the first of the two-match test series.

These teams squared off against each other in the first Test of the series, where New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Australia started decently, but after the first loss, they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Green stood his ground from one end as he smashed 174, taking his team to 383 runs. New Zealand started the innings horribly as they had lost five wickets at just the score of 29. Phillips and Henry played handy knocks down the order, which could save them the face, but still were bowled out for 179, having a first-inning deficit of 204 runs.

Australia, in the third innings, had a similar fallout as did the Kiwis in the second innings. A couple of batters got starts but none of them were able to capitalise on it to convert it into bigger totals. They were bundled together for 164 giving a target of 369 runs. This was a daunting task for the Kiwis, and they needed to start well if they wished to achieve this feat. They did not start well yet again and looked in trouble. Rachin Ravindra did play a good knock worth 59 but did not receive much support from the other end to save the team. As a result, they were bowled out for just 196, losing the game by 172 runs.

Match Information

New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Test

Australia tour of New Zealand, 7 Mar 2024, Thur, 3:30 AM IST ,Hagley Oval, Christchurch

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Weather Report

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Clouds

13.3Ā°C

77% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
L
L
L
W

Australia

W
W
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Travis Head

AUS - bat

102 Runs

3Ā Matches

2

Cameron Green

AUS - all

238 Runs

2Ā Matches

101 Runs

3Ā Matches

145 Runs

2Ā Matches

5

98 Runs

2Ā Matches

6

Alex Carey

AUS - wk

125 Runs

2Ā Matches

1

Matthew Short

AUS - all

245.45

2Ā Matches

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

114.77

2Ā Matches

3

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

212.50

3Ā Matches

4

Tim Southee

NZ - bowl

97.14

2Ā Matches

194.29

1Ā Match

87.50

2Ā Matches

1

5 Wkts

2Ā Matches

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

17 Wkts

2Ā Matches

5 Wkts

3Ā Matches

4

Nathan Lyon

AUS - bowl

13 Wkts

2Ā Matches

5

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

5 Wkts

3Ā Matches

6

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

10 Wkts

2Ā Matches

1

4.47

2Ā Matches

2.61

2Ā Matches

3

Spencer Johnson

AUS - bowl

5.00

1Ā Match

2.81

1Ā Match

5

Nathan Ellis

AUS - bowl

5.40

2Ā Matches

6

Travis Head

AUS - bat

2.83

2Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Tom Latham, WA Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee (C), Scott Kuggeleijn, MJ Henry, Ben Sears

Bench : Mitchell Santner, HM Nicholls, Finn Allen, Devon Conway, MS Chapman, JA Clarkson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Seifert, Trent Boult, JA Duffy, AF Milne, Luke Watson, CJ Bowes, LH Ferguson, Neil Wagner, William Oā€™Rourke

Australia

Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, C Green, TM Head, MR Marsh, AT Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (C), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Bench : Matt Renshaw, SM Boland, Michael Neser, David Warner, A Zampa, Tim David, MW Short, JP Inglis, GJ Maxwell, Nathan Ellis, SH Johnson, MS Wade, AM Hardie

Injury and availability news

William O'Rourke has been ruled out of this game and will be replaced by Ben Sears in the playing 11.

Pitch Report

The track at Hagley Oval in Christchurch is expected to be helpful to the bowlers in nature. Pacers can extract good help from the pitch initially with some seam and swing movement. Batters would need to negate the swing to score freely. Teams prefer to bowl first here after winning the toss, with the average first innings score being 308.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

308

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7.5
C

Cameron Green AUS | ALL

Green was sensational in the last match with the bat as he smashed 208 runs which included a splendid knock of 174. He should be the leader of your fantasy side.

9
C

Nathan Lyon AUS | BOWL

Lyon dismantled the Kiwis with his spin trickery as he scalped over 10 wickets in the game. He was more than handy with the bat too scoring a total of 46 runs.

7
C

Glenn Phillips NZ | WK

Phillips brought New Zealand back into the game with a fantastic spell where he took five wickets. He scored 72 runs in the last game as well making him another good choice for leadership roles.

8.5

Matt Henry NZ | BOWL

Henry was the most successful bowler from the Kiwi's side as he took away eight wickets in the game. He had scored 56 runs with the bat too.

7

Rachin Ravindra NZ | ALL

Rachin was the only batter who looked like he belonged to the game in the last innings of the match. He had scored 59 runs in the inning.

9

Kane Williamson NZ | BAT

Williamson could not do anything else apart from scoring just nine runs in the two innings. He has been in amazing form recently and would be expected to make a sensational comeback here.

9

Josh Hazlewood AUS | BOWL

Hazlewood bowled well in the game to pick up four wickets at an economy of 3.46. He had scored 23 runs with the bat too when needed for the team.

8.5

Usman Khawaja AUS | BAT

Usman had scored 61 runs in the previous game which included four boundaries and one huge six. He can be a good budget pick for your fantasy team.

8

Tom Blundell NZ | WK

Blundell could only score 33 runs batting in both innings of the game. However, he was brilliant with his wicketkeeping work and can fetch you hefty points.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Scott Kuggeleijn

NZ | ALL

Scott was very expensive in the last game as he was smashed around for runs. He should stay away from your fantasy team.

9

Will Young

NZ | BAT

Young did not impress by his performances in the last match which included a dropped catch as well. He should not find a place in your team.

Last Updated On - Mar 7 2024 7:55 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Tom Blundell

8

Travis Head

8.5

Steve Smith

8.5

Usman Khawaja

8.5

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Glenn Phillips

7

Rachin Ravindra

7

Cameron Green
C

7.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Matt Henry

8.5

Nathan Lyon
VC

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
10.5/100

Grand League
Tom Blundell

8

Travis Head

8.5

Kane Williamson

9

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Glenn Phillips

7

Rachin Ravindra

7

Cameron Green
VC

7.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Matt Henry

8.5

Nathan Lyon
C

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

4 : 7

AUS

Credits Left
10.5/100

Mega League
Alex Carey

7

Travis Head

8.5

Steve Smith

8.5

Kane Williamson

9

Usman Khawaja

8.5

Glenn Phillips
VC

7

Rachin Ravindra

7

Cameron Green
C

7.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Matt Henry

8.5

Nathan Lyon

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

4 : 7

AUS

Credits Left
10.5/100

CricTracker Special
Alex Carey

7

Travis Head

8.5

Steve Smith

8.5

Kane Williamson

9

Usman Khawaja

8.5

Glenn Phillips
VC

7

Rachin Ravindra

7

Cameron Green
C

7.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Matt Henry

8.5

Nathan Lyon

9

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