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

New Zealand is expected to win this as well.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 12 Feb 2024, 16:50 IST

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Preview

New Zealand (NZ) will be up against South Africa (SA) in the 2nd Test of the South Africa tour of New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamilton from February 13. New Zealand seems to be in fantastic form in the recent matches in this format as they have simply been unbeatable. South Africa, on the other hand, have been fighting well as they have won three of their last five matches. 

In the first match, South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Against a weak and inexperienced Proteas side, the Kiwis started poorly but Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra put up a great stand to take the team to a mammoth total of 511 where Kane smashed a century while Rachin brought up his maiden double century. In return, the young Proteas side had no replies and failed to stitch partnerships due to which they were bowled out for just 162, conceding a deficit of 349.

New Zealand started the third innings with a huge advantage, and they kept on adding to it. Similar to the first innings, the openers did not start well again, but Kane Williamson held the fort again as he hit twin centuries in the match. They declared the innings on a score of 179, setting up an insane target of 529 runs. South Africa did a much better job this time around with the bat as David Bedingham played a good knock of 87 but as expected this was never going to be enough and they lost the game by a huge margin of 281 runs.

Match Information

New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Match

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 12 Feb 2024, Mon, 3:30 AM IST ,Seddon Park, Hamilton

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Weather Report

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Clear

15.5Ā°C

71% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

W
L
W
W
W

South Africa

L
T
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

403 Runs

2Ā Matches

301 Runs

2Ā Matches

268 Runs

2Ā Matches

106 Runs

2Ā Matches

5

Ruan de Swardt

SA - all

99 Runs

2Ā Matches

6

Will Young

NZ - bat

96 Runs

1Ā Match

1

Neil Wagner

NZ - bowl

122.22

1Ā Match

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

100.00

2Ā Matches

93.48

2Ā Matches

4

Dane Paterson

SA - bowl

85.19

2Ā Matches

5

71.43

2Ā Matches

67.51

2Ā Matches

9 Wkts

1Ā Match

2

Dane Piedt

SA - bowl

8 Wkts

1Ā Match

3

Neil Brand

SA - all

8 Wkts

2Ā Matches

6 Wkts

1Ā Match

6 Wkts

2Ā Matches

6

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

6 Wkts

2Ā Matches

1.98

1Ā Match

2.30

2Ā Matches

3

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

2.32

2Ā Matches

4

Ruan de Swardt

SA - all

2.69

2Ā Matches

5

Dane Piedt

SA - bowl

2.82

1Ā Match

6

Dane Paterson

SA - bowl

2.88

2Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, KA Jamieson, Tim Southee (C), MJ Henry

Bench : WA Young, Neil Wagner

South Africa

EM Moore, N Brand (C), R van Tonder, Zubayr Hamza, DG Bedingham, KD Petersen, R de Swardt, C Fortuin (wk), D Olivier, TL Moreki, D Paterson

Bench : K Zondo, S von Berg, Mihlali Mpongwana, DL Piedt

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Seddon Park in Hamilton offers a pitch that can be helpful to batters in nature. Pacers, in particular, enjoy bowling here with a lot of assistance offered from the track. Batters may have a hard time negating the swing here early on in the innings. Teams prefer to bat first here after winning the toss, with the average first innings score being 243.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

243

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Rachin Ravindra NZ | ALL

Rachin Ravindra was rightly awarded Player of the Match in the last game as he brought up his maiden Double Century of the format. He can rightly be made captain of your fantasy side.

9
C

Kane Williamson NZ | BAT

Williamson, in yet another match made yet another record as he got his name in the rare list of twin centuries in the same match. It would be a wise decision to make him captain of your team for the coming game.

7
C

Neil Brand SA | ALL

Neil was the most successful bowler of the two sides in the last game. He picked up a total of eight wickets where he had an economy of 4.38.

8.5

David Bedingham SA | BAT

David was the lone batter from the Proteas side who looked comfortable on the pitch. He played a good knock in the fourth innings and amassed a total of 119 runs in the game.

7.5

Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL

Santner could not do much with the bat in the first innings but was impressive with the ball. Bowling tightly, he did not allow any extra runs and scalped six wickets in the game.

8

Kyle Jamieson NZ | BOWL

Jamieson bowled brilliantly in the game as he too picked up six wickets in the last encounter. His prowess with the bat is well known in this format as well.

8.5

Matt Henry NZ | BOWL

Henry did a great job as he took away four wickets with an economy of 2.56 in the last match. He had scored 27 runs with the bat as well in the first innings.

8.5

Ruan de Swardt SA | ALL

Swardt contributed to his team on both fronts. He amassed a total of three wickets and 34 runs in the last encounter and can be a handy pick for your fantasy side.

8

Devon Conway NZ | BAT

Conway could not perform well in the last game and impact much but he is too good a player to produce multiple failures in a row. He could be a well-performing asset in this match.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Tshepo Moreki

SA | BOWL

Moreki was very ineffective with the bat as well as the ball in the last game. He can be left out of your fantasy team.

8.5

Duanne Olivier

SA | BOWL

Olivier could only contribute a total of 16 runs in both innings of the match. He should not find a place in your fantasy side.

Last Updated On - Feb 12 2024 4:50 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Tom Latham

8

Kane Williamson
VC

9

David Bedingham

8.5

Keegan Petersen

8

Zubayr Hamza

8

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Neil Brand

7

Ruan de Swardt

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

7 : 4

SA

Credits Left
13/100

Grand League
Tom Latham

8

Kane Williamson
C

9

Glenn Phillips

7

David Bedingham

8.5

Zubayr Hamza

8

Rachin Ravindra
VC

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Neil Brand

7

Ruan de Swardt

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
13/100

Mega League
Tom Latham

8

Kane Williamson
VC

9

David Bedingham

8.5

Zubayr Hamza

8

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Neil Brand

7

Ruan de Swardt

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Dane Paterson

7

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Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
13/100

CricTracker Special
Tom Latham

8

Kane Williamson
VC

9

David Bedingham

8.5

Zubayr Hamza

8

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Neil Brand

7

Ruan de Swardt

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Dane Paterson

7

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