New Zealand’s limited-overs tour to England kicks off with the four-match T20I series in Chester-le-Street. The first T20I is all set to take place on Wednesday, August 30 at the Riverside Ground. Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham will host the remaining three T20I matches in the series.
England last played a T20I series in March when they toured Bangladesh. They suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat in the series. The Jos Buttler-led team will be desperate to get back to winning ways in the shortest format of the game. On the other hand, New Zealand faced UAE in a recent T20I series, which they won 2-1. They also won both the practice T20 matches on the England tour so far.
Head to head, England has the upper hand over New Zealand in T20I matches. They have won 14 matches, while New Zealand has emerged winners on 8 occasions. The two teams have star-studded line-ups, promising an exciting T20I series for the fans. Let’s take a look at the Match Details, Pitch Report, Predicted XI and Fantasy Suggestions for the first T20I.
Match Details
Match: England vs New Zealand, First T20I
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 10.30 PM
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report
It is likely to be a good batting wicket, with some assistance for the pacers early on. The average first-innings score at the venue is 163 runs. The team that wins the toss is likely to opt to bat first.
Predicted Playing XIs
England: Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed
New Zealand: Tim Southee (C), Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Satner, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Philips, Tim Seifert, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne
Dream11 Suggestions
Captain: Jos Buttler
Vice-captain: Sam Curran
Wicket-keeper: Devon Conway
Batters: Glenn Philips, Harry Brook
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell
Bowlers: Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan
Squads
England: Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, John Turner, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood, Sam Curran, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid
New Zealand: Tim Southee (C), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
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