NZ VS SA, South Africa Tour of New Zealand, 2nd Test, Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Other Updates

New Zealand will square off against South Africa in the 2nd test series of the South Africa Tour of New Zealand at 3:30 am IST on February 25th, 2022. The NZ vs SA contest will be held at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch ground.

The second Test match between New Zealand and South Africa is about to begin. New Zealand will be looking to get their first series win against South Africa. New Zealand won the first Test match in just seven sessions. It is no surprise that New Zealand has won the last five Tests played at Hagley Oval since December 2018. Although the hosts were without Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, and Trent Boult, they still managed to dictate terms and hope to continue on their merry way. With a win here, the Kiwis will move up in the World Test Championship points table.

In contrast, South Africa is a team that performs well with its backs against the wall. They did it at home against India, but will they be able to do it in foreign conditions? We may see some changes in the batting line-up if South Africa takes a look at their batting combinations. There is one more Test match remaining in the series. South Africa needs to come out victorious against the Kiwis if they hope to maintain their unbeaten record against the Kiwis. Keegan Petersen will likely be missed at number 3 for the Proteas.

Match Details

• Date: 25th February 2022

• Time: 3:30 am IST

• Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch

• Where to watch: Fancode

Pitch Report

Hagley Oval’s pitch favors bowlers on the first couple of days. The batting team needs to score more than the average score or else the match could end in just 3 innings. Days 3 and 4 are the best days to bat.

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Weather Forecast

The conditions will be generally clear throughout the NZ vs SA contest. The average temperature will be hovering around the 15-degree Celsius mark. There will be no chance of rain.

NZ vs SA: Dream 11 Top Picks

Henry Michael Nicholls is an aggressive, but organized left-hander top-order batter from New Zealand. In the previous match, he scored 105 runs with a strike rate of 64.41.

Matthew James Henry is a slippery fast right-arm fast-medium bowler from New Zealand. In his last match, he took 7 wickets while giving run 23 in the first innings.   

Thomas Ackland Blundell is an aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman with a variety of sweeps in his repertoire. In his previous match, he scored 96 runs at a strike rate of 69.56.

Kagiso Rabada is a  strapping, genuine quick right-arm fast bowler who regularly bowls in the 140-150kph range from South Africa. In his 5 previous matches, he took 27 wickets at an average of 20.81.

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For  NZ vs SA

Wicketkeepers: Tom Blundell, Kyle Verreynne

Batters: Tom Latham, Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar,

All-rounders: Colin de Grandhomme, Daryl Mitchell, Marco Jansen

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Keshav Maharaj, Neil Wagner

NZ vs SA: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match

Captain – Tom Blundell

Vice-Captain –Tom Latham

Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For  NZ vs SA

Wicket-Keeper –Tom Blundell, Ryan Rickelton

Batters – Henry Nicholls, Temba Bavuma, Tom Latham

All-rounders – Colin de Grandhomme, Wiaan Mulder, Daryl Mitchell

Bowlers – Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Duanne Olivier

NZ vs SA: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match

Captain – Henry Nicholls

Vice-Captain – Tim Southee

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Probable XI for  NZ vs SA

New Zealand: Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Tom Latham(c), Colin de Grandhomme, Devon Conway, Dary Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Matt Henry, Will Young, Tom Blundell (WK), Kyle Jamieson.

South Africa: Dean Elgar(C), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Sarel Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Glenton Stuurman, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne (Wk), Marco Jansen.

Who will Win- Match Prediction

After analyzing both teams’ performances, New Zealand is expected to win this game as well. The players are in good shape. As they have won the previous match by 276 runs. Whereas, South Africa has to work hard to beat New Zealand. It will be interesting to see the war between Tom Latham vs Kagiso Rabada and Temba Bvuma vs Matt Henry.

Disclaimer: The team is built upon the author’s understanding, analysis, and instincts. You can choose your team by considering the points above and making your own decision accordingly.