Who will win Aus vs NZ Champions Trophy 2017?
The second Group A fixture of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will see world champions Australia take on New Zealand. The match is scheduled to be played on June 2 at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. Live action will begin at 10:30 AM local time.
Aus vs NZ CT 2017: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports 1, Fox Sports, SkySports, Channel 9
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Foxtel
Toss Prediction
In the last six one-day internationals played at the Edgbaston, the team batting second has emerged winners on four occasions. Toss, therefore, will play an important role here and whoever wins it will probably elect to field first. Australia have a much better chase record at this ground than New Zealand which is why we suggest betting on the former if they happen to bat second in this game.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Australia vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2017....
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Explosive batsman Chris Lynn has recovered completely from the shoulder injury he had sustained during the IPL and has been named in Australia's 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy. The biggest positive for the team is that all their four frontline pacers Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood and Pattinson are fully fit.
Key Players
David Warner is the leading run-getter for Australia in ODIs and has the best batting average of all the players in the current squad. The opening batsman will be the team's key man with the bat. Aaron Finch looked good in both the warm-up matches and he along with Steven Smith will be the other batters to watch out for. Mitchell Starc has taken 129 ODI wickets which is the most by any bowler in the current lot. He has been the in-form bowler for Australia and is likely to cause problems for the New Zealand batting lineup.
Recent Form
Australia have played seven one-day internationals since the start of this year, winning four of them and losing the rest. They lost their last two fixtures in New Zealand against the hosts during the three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy held in February. While the Aussies won their first warm-up tie against Sri Lanka, their second practice game against Pakistan ended up in a washout.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (wk), Moises Henriques, John Hastings, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Good news for New Zealand is that there are no injury scares in the side ahead of the Champions Trophy. A six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their last warm-up game will make the team feel better going into the tournament.
Key Players
Luke Ronchi scored 66 in the first warm-up game against India while Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson struck 116* and 88* respectively in the second one against Sri Lanka. The three have had good knocks in the middle and New Zealand will expect them to take their form into the Champions Trophy. Trent Boult and Tim Southee picked up a couple of wickets each at this ground in the Sri Lanka warm-up match. Since the conditions are expected to be conducive for pace bowling, these two bowlers will be the key in the Kiwi bowling attack.
Recent Form
New Zealand have had a good year so far when it comes to the 50-overs format, winning seven and losing four out of the eleven matches. After winning three ODIs in a row, they suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the Ireland tri-nation series.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Luke Ronchi (wk), Jimmy Neesham, Corey Anderson, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Australia: L L W W W
New Zealand: L W W W L
Australia vs New Zealand Head to Head
Australia hold an impressive win record of 69.76 against New Zealand, beating them 90 times in the 129 ODIs. The last time these two teams squared off was earlier this year when Australia toured New Zealand for a three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy and ended up losing 0-2. Their solitary fixture at the Edgbaston in 2013 had to be abandoned due to bad weather.
Australia vs New Zealand Betting Odds
Australia are currently no. 2 on the ICC ODI rankings and are the two-time champions of the Champions Trophy tournament. The team strikes a strong balance in batting and bowling departments and with all their four seamers fit, they have arguably the finest pace attack of all the teams. Australia therefore start as favorites to win this match at 1.57 with Betfair and 1.50 with Bet365. New Zealand are world no. 4 at the moment. And though they have beaten Australia in their previous two clashes, the kiwis find themselves outsiders at 2.6 with betfair and 2.62 with bet365.
Australia vs New Zealand Prediction
New Zealand have a slightly better record at the Edgbaston than Australia and their thrilling win over Sri Lanka in the last practice match will get their confidence going. However, the form of their most reliable batsman Ross Taylor will be a major concern in addition to the lack of some late-order hitting. Australia don't seem to have too many weaknesses at the moment and their superior head-to-head record is going to give them an upper hand. They have more number of match-winners in the side and this is one of the many reasons why we predict them to win.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat New Zealand in the Group A match of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at 1.57 with betfair and 1.50 with bet365
Jun 02, 2017
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Edgbaston Cricket Ground - Edgbaston, England
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