ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction | ICC World Cup 2019 41st Match, Squads, Fantasy Team News

ENG vs NZ Dream11 41st Match Prediction | England vs New Zealand ICC World Cup 2019

The hosts England will be colliding against New Zealand in the 41st match of ICC Cricket World Cup in a quest to enter into the semi-finals. A win here will ensure a semi-final spot for the English side. A win over India has given them a massive boost and confidence which they will definitely carry in this game.

On the other hand, after a 5-match winning spree, New Zealand has suddenly lost two games on the trot, however, they look like making it to the semi-final as they have lost one match less than their counterparts.

This is definitely going to be a riveting encounter and both teams will look to get the better of the other.

Best Performance in the World Cup:

New Zealand: Finalists in 2015 edition.

England: Runners up in 1979, 1987 and 1992 editions.

Match Schedule

England vs New Zealand

Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Time: July 03, 03:00 PM

Head to Head in ODIs

Matches: 89

England won: 40

New Zealand won: 43

Tied: 02

No result: 04

The conditions at the Chester-le-Street

Rain is not going to hinder the match at any point of time, however, there can be some clouds and a gentle breeze which can help the seamers in the middle overs. All in all, teams chasing here have found more success in recent times and the team winning the toss will look to bowl first.

Matches: 18

Won batting first: 05 (33%)

Won batting second: 10 (67%)

No Result: 03

Highest Total: 314/4 (44.4 Ov) by ENG vs AUS, June 21, 2015

Lowest Total: 99/10 (26.1 Ov) by ENG vs ENG, May 25, 2014

300+ Totals: 03

400+ Totals: 00

ENG vs NZ Team News & Playing XIs (Confirmed at toss)

Toss – England opt to bat

ENG – No changes

NZ – Southee and Matt Henry IN; Ferguson & Sodhi OUT

England: Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes

New Zealand: Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Martin Guptill, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, James Neesham, Tom Latham, Mitchell Santner

Players in focus

Kane Williamson

• The blackcaps skipper averages 57.87 against England and has scored 7 fifties and 2 centuries from 18 innings against them.
• With 454 runs to his name in this World Cup, he is leading the way with the bat for New Zealand.

Ross Taylor

• From 6 innings in this World Cup, Ross Taylor has amassed 233 runs which include 2 fifties.
• 2 of his last three knocks against England has seen him getting hundreds.

James Neesham

• The big all-rounder is definitely one of the most important aspects with both bat and ball in this set-up.
• So far in this World Cup, he has scored 182 runs from 5 innings and scalped 9 wickets.

Trent Boult

• Boult took a hat-trick against Australia and has scalped 13 wickets from 7 matches in this World Cup.
• Against this opposition, he has claimed 17 wickets from 10 matches.

Jason Roy

• On his return from injury, Jason Roy stepped-up and scored a vital 66 from 57 balls.
• From just 4 innings in this World Cup, he has scored 281 runs at an impressive average of 70.25.

Ben Stokes

• Stokes has been in a brilliant batting form as he has got four 80+ scores from 8 innings in this World Cup.
• His batting average against New Zealand is 41.37 and has scored 2 fifties from 11 innings.

Jofra Archer

• With 16 wickets from 8 matches, Jofra Archer is the leading wicket-taker for England in this World Cup.

Joe Root

• Joe Root is the leading run-getter for England in this World Cup with 16 scalps to his name.
• He averages impressively around 60 against New Zealand as he has scored 901 runs against this opposition from 19 innings.

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ENG vs NZ Dream11 Team

NOTE: Change Ferguson in the below team, alternate options Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid