ENG vs NZ, Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between England And New Zealand, New Zealand Tour of England 2022, 1st Test

Updated - 02 Jun 2022, 09:56 AM

England vs New Zealand, ENG vs NZ
England vs New Zealand (Credits: Twitter)

ENG vs NZ, Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between England And New Zealand, New Zealand Tour of England 2022, 1st Test. England and New Zealand are set to battle against each other in the 1st Test of an upcoming series. The ENG vs NZ, 1st Test begins on June 2 (Thursday). The venue of the match is Lord’s Stadium in London.

During New Zealand’s tour of England 2022, a total of three Tests will be played. The tour consists of only a three-match Test series. New Zealand is led by Kane Williamson while home team England is led by their new skipper Ben Stokes.

Ben Stokes and Joe Root (Image Credits: Twitter)
Ben Stokes and Joe Root (Image Credits: Twitter)

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Under Ben Stokes, England has named a 13-member squad for the Test series against New Zealand. Among batters, Joe Root, Alex Lees, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, and Ollie Pope are some crucial players for England. Among bowlers, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, and Matty Potts are a few important names.

Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson (Image Credit: Twitter)

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New Zealand has named a 16-member squad for the Test series against England. Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, and Tom Latham are some crucial batters for the team. Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, and Neil Wagner are a few prominent bowlers.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad
James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Credits: England Cricket/Twitter.

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England faced a defeat in their previous Test series against West Indies. In the away series, England lost the three-match Test series 1-0. On the other hand, New Zealand witnessed a tie 1-1 in their previous Test series against South Africa at home. In World Test Championship 2021-23 points table, New Zealand grabs the 6th spot while England takes the last 9th position.

New Zealand
New Zealand, Image Source: Twitter

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ENG vs NZ, Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between England And New Zealand, New Zealand Tour of England 2022, 1st Test

ENG vs NZ Head-to-Head Records

Stats Matches ENG Won NZ Won  Draw
Overall 107 48 12 47
At Lord’s, London 18 8 1 9
In the last 5 matches 5 0 2 3
In 2022 0 0 0 0

 

Recent Venue Records (Lord’s, London) 

Stats- Test

Total matches- 141

Matches won batting first- 51

Matches won bowling first- 39

Average 1st Inns scores- 313

Average 2nd Inns scores- 298

Average 3rd Inns scores- 257

Average 4th Inns scores- 154

Highest total recorded- 729/6 (232 Ov) by AUS vs ENG

Lowest total recorded- 38/10 (15.4 Ov) by IRE vs ENG

Toss Prediction for ENG vs NZ Match

ENG vs NZ, England vs New Zealand
ENG vs NZ (Credits: Twitter)

The team winning the toss might opt to bat first. At Lord’s, more teams have won batting first in Tests. Out of 141 Test matches at Lord’s, 51 have been won batting first while 39 were won batting second. Both the teams will look to put up a big total by batting first and then putting the opposition under pressure.

Predicted Scores For ENG vs NZ Match

Team 1st Innings 2nd Innings
ENG 300-250 200-250
HZ 300-400 250-300

Players’ Form- England- Batting

Joe Root
Joe Root. (Photo: AFP)

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Players Matches Runs Average
Joe Root 117 9889 49.20
Ben Stokes 79 5061 35.89
Jonny Bairstow 83 4801 34.54
Zak Crawley 21 1087 28.61
Ollie Pope 23 1032 28.67
Alex Lees 3 126 21.0

Who will score the most runs for ENG in the match: Joe Root or Ben Stokes

Players’ Form- England- Bowling

James Anderson Ashes
James Anderson , Photo Credit: (Getty Images)
Players Matches Wickets Average
James Anderson 169 640 26.58
Stuart Broad 152 537 27.81
Ben Stokes 79 174 32.13
Jack Leach 22 79 31.89
Joe Root 117 45 45.47
Craig Overton 8 21 36.19

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

Players’ Form- New Zealand- Batting

Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson (Image Credit: Twitter)

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Players Matches Runs Average
Kane Williamson 86 7272 53.47
Tom Latham 65 4502 41.69
Henry Nicholls 46 2544 40.38
Colin de Grandhome 28 1390 38.61
Devon Conway 7 767 63.92
Will Young 9 439 31.36

Who will score the most runs for NZ in the match: Kane Williamson or Tom Latham

Players’ Form- New Zealand- Bowling

Tim Southee
Tim Southee (Image Credit: Twitter)
Players Matches Wickets Average
Tim Southee 85 338 28.20
Trent Boult 75 301 27.42
Neil Wagner 58 244 26.49
Kyle Jamieson 14 66 18.73
Matt Henry 16 51 38.0
Ajaz Patel 11 43 27.14

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

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