ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction: 1st T20I, Playing 11, Pitch Report, Dream 11 Prediction

Defending champions England will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the T20I series on Wednesday. This series provides an opportunity for both teams to try out a few combinations before the WT20 next year. There are plenty of fresh faces across both sides who will be keen to make an impact. This promises to be an exciting match.

When: 30 August, 10:30 PM IST

Where: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

TV Channel, Live Streaming:  Fancode

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with some help for pacers and get easier for batting as the match progresses. The average score is 163 and both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. There have been 3 T20Is played at this venue with teams batting first winning twice.

England Playing 11

1. Will Jacks/ Dawid Malan
2. Jos Buttler (c&wk)
3. Jonny Bairstow
4. Harry Brook
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Moeen Ali
7. Sam Curran
8. Chris Jordan
9. Gus Atkinson
10. Luke Wood
11. Adil Rashid

• All the players are fit and available for selection.

Jos Buttler Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Batting Average	S/R
106	2713	82, 45, 75, 11, 2	34	144

 

Adil Rashid Singh Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Bowling Average	Economy
95	95	1/27, 4/18, 2/18, 1/27, 1/38	25	7.4

New Zealand Playing 11

1. Finn Allen
2. Conway
3. Seifert (wk)
4. Daryl Mitchell
5. Glenn Phillips
6. Rachin Ravindra
7. Chapman
8. Santner
9. Tim Southee (c)
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Adam Milne

• Neesham is unavailable for this series.

Devon Conway Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Strike Rate	Batting Average
38	1234	51, 54, 16, 24, 35	130	45

Tim Southee Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Economy	Bowling Average
110	140	3/23, 0/24, 1/32, 5/25, 0/16	8.13	23.3

ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction

Wicket-keepers: Buttler, Conway

Batsmen: Bairstow, Allen, Brook, Phillips

All-rounder: Livingstone, Moeen Ali

Bowlers: Southee, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid

Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Buttler, Conway

Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League:  Southee, Rashid

ENG vs NZ Fantasy Tips

• Buttler has been in sublime form in the recent Hundred league scoring 82, 45, 75 in his previous three outings.
• Tim Southee picked up 5 wickets in the opening match of T20I against UAE and is the leading wicket taker for New Zealand in this format.
• Seifert did well in the LPL recently and also in the previous T20I series against UAE. Take a punt on him in grand leagues.
• Chapman might bat lower down the order and might not face much balls to have an impact. Hence avoid him for this match.
• Dawid Malan has an excellent record against New Zealand in this format scoring 364 runs in 8 matches at an average of 60.

Who will win England vs New Zealand today match?

England are expected to win this match

New Zealand won the previous T20I series against UAE 2-1.

Both these teams have met 23 times in T20I, England have won 14 whereas New Zealand have come out victorious on 8 occasions.

England have scored an average of 163 while New Zealand have scored 157 runs when these two teams have met in the past.