NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st Test
South Africa are entering this series with a heavily weakened squad as the mainstay players being part of the SA20.
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New Zealand (NZ) will lock horns with South Africa (SA) in the first Test of the two-match series, starting on Sunday, February 4 at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
New Zealand will be led by pacer Tim Southee while Kane Williamson makes a comeback after being ruled out of the Pakistan T20I series due to a hamstring injury. Unfortunately, Tom Blundell and Kyle Jamieson have fitness concerns for the first Test.
On the other hand, South Africa are entering this series with a heavily weakened squad as the mainstay red-ball players are busy playing the ongoing SA20 2024. A total of seven uncapped players are part of the squad with all-rounder Neil Brand being one of them.
Match Information
New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Match
South Africa tour of New Zealand, 3 Feb 2024, Sat, 3:30 AM IST, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Live Stream
Amazon Prime Video India
Weather Report
Bay Oval, Mount MaunganuiClouds
14.1°C
87% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
New Zealand
Devon Conway, WA Young, Kane Williamson, DJ Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), Neil Wagner, MJ Henry
Bench : Tom Blundell, KA Jamieson
South Africa
N Brand (C), KD Petersen, Zubayr Hamza, DG Bedingham, K Zondo, C Fortuin (wk), DL Piedt, D Paterson, D Olivier, R van Tonder, R de Swardt
Bench : Mihlali Mpongwana, S von Berg, EM Moore, TL Moreki
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
70%
Pace Bowling
30%
Spin Bowling
60%
Batting Pitch
272
Average Score
40%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Kane Williamson NZ | BAT
Kane Williamson, the top-order veteran batter, has 8263 runs from 96 Tests at an average of 51.47. He is a promising batter to watch out for from New Zealand XI.
Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL
No.4 batter Daryl Mitchell has 1452 runs from 20 Tests and scalped three wickets with the ball. His average of 53.77 makes him an impressive multiplier.
Neil Brand SA | ALL
Neil Brand is one of the experienced players in South African domestic cricket, playing 51 First Class games. He has amassed 2906 runs and scalped 72 wickets with the ball.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Clyde Fortuin
SA | WK
Clyde Fortuin could score just one run in the warm-up game, batting down the order.
Tshepo Moreki
SA | BOWL
Tshepo Moreki couldn't pick a wicket in the warm-up game, which makes us to avoid him from our XI.
Last Updated On - Feb 3 2024 6:47 PM
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