Who will win New Zealand vs Australia 2nd ODI?
After falling short by just six runs in the first one-day international at Auckland, Australia will look to make a comeback in the three-match ODI series when they face hosts New Zealand in the second game on February 2. The match will be played at the McLean Park in Napier with live action scheduled to begin at 2 PM local time.
NZ vs Aus 2nd ODI: Where to watch and live streaming
TV channels: India - Star Sports, UAE - Ten Sports, Australia - Fox Sports, New Zealand - Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Star Sports, Fox Sports, Hotstar
Toss
McLean Park is not a big ground and it offers good conditions for batting which is quite evident from the fact that teams have crossed the 300-run mark nine times here. So expect a team to bat first after winning the toss. New Zealand have won 12 of their last 14 home ODIs when batting first which is why we suggest betting on them if they bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for New Zealand vs Australia 2nd ODI...
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Martin Guptill will miss the second one-day international due to a minor hamstring injury. The opening batsman is set to be replaced by the Northern Districts batsman Dean Brownlie.
Key Players
Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, both of whom have impressive batting records at the McLean Park, will be the key players with the bat for New Zealand. Taylor averages 88.75 in ODIs here with three hundreds and three fifties and we predict him to play a big innings on Thursday. Trent Boult has taken 18 wickets against Australia in 8 ODIs. He took a couple in the first game and is likely to get a few in the second as well.
Recent Form
The win in the last match was New Zealand's fourth consecutive in one-day internationals. They have played 10 ODIs at home since 2016 and have won 9 of them. The solitary defeat came at the hands of Australia at Wellington last year in February.
New Zealand Playing 11
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Dean Brownlie, TWM Latham (wk), KS Williamson (c), LRPL Taylor, NT Broom, C Munro, JDS Neesham, MJ Santner, TG Southee, LH Ferguson and TA Boult.
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sam Heazlett, the debutant of the first ODI, will get replaced by wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade (who is currently suffering from back spasms) if he recovers in time. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain unchanged.
Key Players
The 146 not-out with the bat and three wickets with the ball in the first ODI definitely makes Marcus Stoinis a player to watch out for. The team will also expect Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh and Glenn Maxwell to deliver a good batting performance in the second game. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood bowled well the other day and we predict these two to have a good time with the ball on Thursday as well.
Recent Form
Australia have been really impressive in this format of the game since being hammered by South Africa last year in October. They have played nine matches since then, winning seven and losing just two. However, all these wins were secured in home games.
Australia Playing 11
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AJ Finch (c), TM Head, SE Marsh, PSP Handscomb (wk), GJ Maxwell, SD Heazlett, MP Stoinis, JP Faulkner, PJ Cummins, MA Starc and JR Hazlewood.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
New Zealand:
W W W W L
Australia:
L W W W L
New Zealand vs Australia Head to Head
Australia and New Zealand have been head-to-head in 128 ODIs in the past with the former winning 90 and the latter 38. The visitors have beaten the hosts six times in their previous ten attempts. Both have won two matches each out of the four at the McLean Park.
New Zealand vs Australia 2nd ODI Betting Odds
Australia suffered a six-run loss in the first ODI due to a terrible batting performance by ten of their eleven batsmen. If it wasn't for Stoinis' heroic effort with the bat, the margin of the defeat would have been massive. Betfair has the tourists at 1.89 while bet365 has them a little lower at 1.80. New Zealand have wins in their last three ODIs at the McLean Park and they even got the better of Australia the last time they faced them at this ground. The hosts therefore offer great value at 2.1 with 1xbet and 2.00 with bet365.
New Zealand vs Australia 2nd ODI Prediction
New Zealand will be pumped up after their win in the first game and this being a three-match series, they will be fancying their chances of taking an unassailable 2-0 lead at Napier. Their record at this ground is also very good with a win percentage of 64; 24 wins, 13 losses and two ties from 39 matches. Australia have now faced defeats in their last six 50-over matches away from home and they have lost five of their last six one-dayers in New Zealand. The injury to Martin Guptill who got a fifty in the first game is certainly a big blow to the Kiwis, but they still seem strong enough to take down a depleted Australian side in these conditions.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat Australia in the second ODI at 2.1 with 1xbet and 2.00 with bet365.
Feb 02, 2017
06:30 IST / 1:00 GMT
McLean Park - Napier, New Zealand
NZ vs Aus 2nd ODI 
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