Matthew Potts (Image Credits: Twitter)
Matthew Potts (Image Credits: Twitter)

NZ vs ENG Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s New Zealand vs England Match? 1st Test, 2023. New Zealand and England are set to battle against each other in a Test series. NZ vs ENG 1st Test of England tour of New Zealand 2023 is set to start on February 16 (Thursday).

The venue of the clash is Bay Oval Stadium in Mount Maunganui. The home team New Zealand is led by Tim Southee in the NZ vs ENG Test series. Ben Stokes leads the visiting side England. 2 Test matches will be played during the NZ vs ENG Test series.

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Tim Southee and Ish Sodhi
Tim Southee and Ish Sodhi (Image Credits: Twitter)

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New Zealand last played an ODI and T20I series against India last month. New Zealand lost the ODI series to India 3-0, losing all three games. They later lost the T20I series 2-0 after winning the opening game and losing the next two.

India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I 2023
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England played an ODI series against South Africa last month. The visitors England lost the ODI series 1-2. They lost the first two games by 27 runs and 5 wickets respectively. Later, England won the 3rd ODI by 59 runs.

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SA vs ENG 3rd ODI 2023
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NZ vs ENG Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s New Zealand vs England Match? 1st Test, 2023

NZ vs ENG Head-to-Head Records (Tests)

Stats Matches NZ Won ENG Won Draw
Overall 110 12 51 47
At Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 1 1 0 0
In the last 5 matches 5 1 3 1
In New Zealand 51 6 18 27
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Recent Venue Records (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) 

Test Records

Total matches- 3

Matches won batting first- 1

Matches won bowling first- 2

Average 1st Inns scores- 370

Average 2nd Inns scores- 437

Average 3rd Inns scores- – 182

Average 4th Inns scores- 156

Highest total recorded- 615/9 (201 Ov) by NZ vs ENG

Lowest Total Record- 169/10 (73.4 Ov) by NZ vs BAN

Toss Prediction for the NZ vs ENG Match

England vs New Zealand, NZ vs ENG
England vs New Zealand 1st Test (Image Credits: Twitter)

The team winning the toss might opt to bowl first. The average 2nd innings and 4th innings total are higher than the average 1st and 3rd innings total. Hence, both teams might look to bat second. New Zealand is known for its flat pitches and bowling first will allow the teams to attack the opposition with a lethal pace and swing attack.

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Predicted Scores For the NZ vs ENG Match

Team 1st Innings 2nd Innings
NZ 300-350 350-400
ENG 350-400 300-350

Players’ Form- New Zealand- Batting

Kane WIlliamson, , NZ vs ENG
Kane WIlliamson (PC-AP)

 

Players Matches Runs Average
Kane Williamson 90 7645 53.84
Tom Latham 70 4904 41.91
Henry Nicholls 50 2656 37.94
Tom Blundell 22 1364 42.62
Daryl Mitchell 14 992 58.35
Michael Bracewell 4 178 25.43
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Who will score the most runs for NZ in the match: Kane Williamson or Tom Latham

Players’ Form- New Zealand- Bowling

Tim Southee, , NZ vs ENG
Tim Southee (Image Credit: Twitter)
Players Matches Wickets Average
Tim Southee 90 353 29.10
Neil Wagner 60 247 26.90
Kyle Jamieson 16 72 19.46
Matt Henry 18 55 41.09
Ish Sodhi 19 54 42.94
Daryl Mitchell 14 3 73.0

Who will pick the most wickets for NZ in the match: Tim Southee or Neil Wagner

Players’ Form- England – Batting

England's Joe Root, PC-Getty
England’s Joe Root, PC-Getty

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Players Matches Runs Average
Joe Root 127 10629 49.44
Ben Stokes 105 2924 38.99
Zak Crawley 31 1598 28.54
Ben Foakes 17 810 33.75
Harry Brook 4 480 80.0
Ben Duckett 7 467 38.92

Who will score the most runs for ENG in the match: Joe Root or Harry Brook 

Players’ Form- England- Bowling

James Anderson
James Anderson. Pic Credits: Twitter.
Players Matches Wickets Average
James Anderson 177 675 26.13
Stuart Broad 159 566 27.77
Ben Stokes 89 193 32.0
Jack Leach 31 110 34.25
Ollie Robinson 14 60 20.02
Matthew Potts 5 20 28.0

Who will pick the most wickets for ENG in the match: James Anderson or Stuart Broad

 

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