NZ vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st Test

England beat New Zealand by 3-0 in the home Test series in June 2022.

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Preview

New Zealand (NZ) will be hosting England (ENG) in the first Test match at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui starting on Thursday (February 16). New Zealand lost against India by 1-2 in T20Is and 0-3 in ODIs in their latest bilateral series. Before that, they drew both Test matches against Pakistan in November 2022. Tom Latham top-scored 281 runs from four innings while Ish Sodhi was the leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets against Pakistan.

England suffered a 2-1 ODI away series loss against South Africa in their latest bilateral series. But they are in red-hot form in Test cricket lately with a 0-3 away Test series win against Pakistan. England also beat New Zealand by 3-0 at home in a three-match Test series last year and are favorites to win the series.

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Match Information

New Zealand vs England, 1st Test

England tour of New Zealand, 16 Feb 2023, Thur, 6:30 AM IST ,Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Weather Report

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Clouds

16.9Ā°C

67% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
L
W
L
L

England

T
W
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Harry Brook

ENG - bat

97 Runs

1Ā Match

2

Dan Lawrence

ENG - bat

85 Runs

1Ā Match

3

Joe Root

ENG - bat

77 Runs

1Ā Match

4

Ben Foakes

ENG - wk

57 Runs

1Ā Match

5

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

32 Runs

1Ā Match

6

Ollie Pope

ENG - bat

26 Runs

1Ā Match

1

Stuart Broad

ENG - bowl

160.00

1Ā Match

2

Dan Lawrence

ENG - bat

154.55

1Ā Match

3

Harry Brook

ENG - bat

136.62

1Ā Match

4

Ollie Robinson

ENG - bowl

123.08

1Ā Match

5

Ben Duckett

ENG - wk

114.29

1Ā Match

6

Joe Root

ENG - bat

111.59

1Ā Match

1

Olly Stone

ENG - bowl

3 Wkts

1Ā Match

2

Ollie Robinson

ENG - bowl

1 Wkts

1Ā Match

3

Joe Root

ENG - bat

1 Wkts

1Ā Match

4

Matty Potts

ENG - bowl

1 Wkts

1Ā Match

5

James Anderson

ENG - bowl

1 Wkts

1Ā Match

6

Stuart Broad

ENG - bowl

1 Wkts

1Ā Match

1

Ollie Robinson

ENG - bowl

1.50

1Ā Match

2

Joe Root

ENG - bat

3.14

1Ā Match

3

James Anderson

ENG - bowl

3.33

1Ā Match

4

Matty Potts

ENG - bowl

3.45

1Ā Match

5

Jack Leach

ENG - bowl

3.94

1Ā Match

6

Olly Stone

ENG - bowl

4.84

1Ā Match

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Tim Southee (C), Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Ish Sodhi, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, DJ Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), HM Nicholls, Neil Wagner, JA Duffy

Bench : MJ Henry, BM Tickner, WA Young, KA Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn

England

HC Brook, Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, JE Root, Ben Stokes (C), BT Foakes (wk), Ollie Pope, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, MJ Leach, Ollie Robinson

Bench : DW Lawrence, WG Jacks, MJ Potts, OP Stone

Injury and availability news

Kyle Jamieson is ruled out of the series with a fresh back stress injury with Jacob Duffy and Scott Kuggeleijn coming in.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Mount Maunganui's Bay Oval has a batting-friendly surface in Test cricket. The Pacers are expected to get more wickets compared to spin bowlers with an average first innings score here being 298.

298

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Kane Williamson NZ | BAT

The top-ranked New Zealand batter smashed two back-to-back fifties against Pakistan in his last two international innings. Williamson also shone in the Test series against Pakistan with 277 runs from just three innings with an unbeaten double hundred.

9
C

Joe Root ENG | BAT

The star English batter struggled for the big knocks against Pakistan in the last Test series with just 125 runs from five innings with one fifty. But he has gained his rhythm back after big performances in ILT20 and scored 77 off 69 against New Zealand XI in the warm-up game.

7.5
VC

Harry Brook ENG | BAT

The young rising English batter has been in sensational form across formats lately. He was the leading run-scorer in the Pakistan series with 468 runs from five innings at an average of 93.60 with three hundreds and one fifty.

9

Tom Latham NZ | WK

The star Kiwi wicketkeeper-batter struggled to score big knocks against India and Pakistan in the latest white-ball series. But Latham was the leading run-getter for New Zealand in the Pakistan Test series with 281 runs from four innings.

9

Ben Stokes ENG | ALL

England's red-ball team captain hasn't played any cricket in 2023 but was in good form on the Pakistan tour with 173 runs from five innings, after impressive performances in T20Is.

9

James Anderson ENG | BOWL

The veteran English pacer took eight wickets from two Tests against Pakistan at an amazing average of 18.50. Anderson has taken 74 wickets from just 18 Tests and will be very effective at Bay Oval's pace-friendly pitch.

6.5

Ben Duckett ENG | WK

The 28-year-old English left-handed batter was in great form against Pakistan. He scored 357 runs from three Tests with one hundred and three fifties and costs only 6.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8

Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL

The experienced batting all-rounder scored just 51 runs against Pakistan in the last Test series but was in red-hot form against England last year.

8

Neil Wagner NZ | BOWL

With Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson missing the series, Wagner will be a key pacer for the hosts alongside captain Tim Southee.

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8.5

Henry Nicholls

NZ | BAT

The star middle-order batter struggled for big knocks against Pakistan in the last Test series. He scored just 53 runs from three innings and should be avoided for the Dream11 Team selection.

8.5

Jack Leach

ENG | BOWL

The experienced English spinner was the leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets from six innings against Pakistan in the last series. But Bay Oval's pitch hugely favors seam bowlers so the spinners are likely to struggle for the wickets.

Last Updated On - Nov 22 2024 2:45 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

ENG

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
Ollie Pope

8

Tom Latham

9

Kane Williamson

9

Harry Brook
VC

7.5

Joe Root
C

9

Daryl Mitchell

8

Ben Stokes

9

Tim Southee

8.5

Neil Wagner

8

James Anderson

9

Stuart Broad

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

ENG

Credits Left
9/100

Grand League
Tom Blundell

7.5

Devon Conway

8.5

Tom Latham

9

Kane Williamson
C

9

Harry Brook

7.5

Ben Duckett

6.5

Joe Root

9

Ben Stokes
VC

9

Neil Wagner

8

James Anderson

9

Ollie Robinson

8

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