Preview:
New Zealand and South Africa would play the second and the final Test on February 25. New Zealand won the first match by an innings and 276 runs. South Africa made 95 runs in the first innings and only four batters were able to cross a double-digit score. Matt Henry had a great day in the middle as the right-arm pacer managed to clinch seven wickets in the first innings.
New Zealand made 482 runs in the first innings and in reply, South Africa were bundled out for 111 runs. Tim Southee picked a five-wicket haul in the second innings. New Zealand woulde be hoping for a similar result in this game. On the other hand, South Africa would be coming into this game with a lot of homework.
Match Details:
New Zealand vs South Africa, 2nd Test
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Date & Time: 25th February – 1st March at 3:30 AM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Amazon Prime Video
NZ vs SA, 2nd Test Pitch Report:
The pitch is likely to offer the same amount of help to the pacers throughout the five days. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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Probable Playing XIs for NZ vs SA:
New Zealand
Will Young, Tom Latham (c), Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Tom Blundell (wk), Darly Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Colin de Grandhomme, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry
South Africa
Sarel Erwee, Dean Elgar (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Zubayr Hamza, Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj / Wiaan Mulder, Duanne Olivier
Top Picks for NZ vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Devon Conway has played only six Test matches for New Zealand but has established himself in this format as the go-to guy. He has scored 659 runs at an average of 65.90 and has hit three centuries.
Marco Jansen made his Test debut against India last year and has become the next big thing in world cricket. Jansen has picked 21 wickets in four matches at an average of 19.47.
Matt Henry picked nine wickets in the first Test of the series at an average of 6.11. He won the player of the match award for this performance.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tom Blundell, Aiden Markram, Devon Conway (c), Henry Nicholls, Temba Bavuma, Tom Latham, Colin de Grandhomme, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Matt Henry, Tim Southee (vc)
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NZ vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Kyle Verreynne, Tom Blundell, Aiden Markram, Henry Nicholls (c), Temba Bavuma, Colin de Grandhomme, Duanne Olivier, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry (vc), Neil Wagner, Tim Southee
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway
Vice-Captain Options: Matt Henry, Tim Southee
