Who will win New Zealand vs Australia 1st ODI?
New Zealand lost the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in Australia last year in December when they were whitewashed 0-3 by the hosts. Now, the Kiwis will be playing in their own den and will be looking to reclaim the trophy when they take on their neighbours in a three-match ODI series. The first one-day international will be played on January 30 at the Eden Park, Auckland. Live telecast begins at 11 AM local time.
Toss
Seven of the last nine ODIs at the Eden Park have been won by the side batting second. So toss is going to play an important role in this match and whoever wins it on Monday will probably go for a chase. New Zealand have won three of their previous four matches at this ground in which they batted second. Therefore, betting on the hosts will be a good idea if they bat second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for New Zealand vs Australia 1st ODI...
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Regular wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi is injured and he will be replaced by uncapped ODI player Tom Blundell. Ross Taylor will make his comeback in place of Jeetan Patel while the selectors have decided to rest allrounder Corey Anderson for the series.
Key Players
Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are the stars in the Kiwi batting lineup. Guptill is averaging 67.40 in ODIs at the Eden Park with two hundreds and four fifties and so we predict him to be New Zealand's best batsman in this match. Trent Boult is the number one ranked ODI bowler and he has taken twelve wickets from four matches at this ground. The fast bowler will present a significant threat to the Australian batters with his swing in these conditions.
Recent Form
New Zealand will be pleased with how they have been performing in the 50-overs format of late. They won 10 out of the 17 ODIs they played in 2016 which is good enough if not impressive. They recently whitewashed Bangladesh at home in a three-match series.
New Zealand Predicted XI
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MJ Guptill, TWM Latham, KS Williamson (c), NT Broom, JDS Neesham, C Munro, Tom Blundell (wk), MJ Santner, TG Southee, MJ Henry and Ross Taylor.
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Australian selectors have decided to give top-order batsmen David Warner and Usman Khawaja a break in view of preparation for the forthcoming test series in India. Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh have been named as the respective replacements and the two are likely to open the batting together. Skipper Steven Smith has injured his ankle and has been ruled out of the NZ tour. The team has yet to decide on who will be leading the side in this first one-dayer.
Key Players
Australia have a lot of depth in their batting with Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell being the three big guns. Travis Head had a good ODI series against Pakistan and the team will be expecting a lot from him. Mitchell Starc will be the key man with the ball for Australia. The pacer took 6 for 28 at the Eden Park in 2015 and we predict him to finish with the most Kiwi scalps in this match.
Recent Form
Australia have been back to their old winning ways since being hammered 0-5 by South Africa on the African soil. They have lost just one game in their last seven and that defeat came against Pakistan in the recently concluded home ODI series. Three of these six wins were secured against New Zealand at home.
Australia Predicted XI
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Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, TM Head, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade (wk), MA Starc, PSP Handscomb, PJ Cummins, A Zampa and JR Hazlewood.
New Zealand vs Australia Head to Head
Australia and New Zealand share a long ODI history with the former having found more success over the latter. Out of the 133 matches between the two teams, the visitors have won 90 while the hosts have won 37. They have met 18 times at the Eden Park with Australia once again leading 11-7.
New Zealand vs Australia 1st ODI Prediction
Both teams will be coming into this match with wins in their previous home ODI series. While New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh in a three-match series, Australia got the better of Pakistan in a five-match series. The Black Caps won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy 2-1 the last time the Aussies toured New Zealand in February 2016. And since Australia are going to be without Steven Smith and David Warner who has six hundreds in his last eleven ODIs, the hosts will believe they have a good chance of reclaiming the prestigious trophy.
New Zealand have won their last four ODIs at the Eden Park which includes two wins against Australia, one in 2015 and one last year when they whipped them by a massive 159 runs. Though the visitors are the number one ranked ODI team in the world, we predict the hosts who seem hard to beat at this ground to emerge victorious in this game.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat Australia in the first one-day international.
Jan 30, 2017
03:30 IST / 2:00 GMT
Eden Park - Auckland, New Zealand
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