Who will win New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd ODI?
South Africa won the first one-day international at Hamilton by four wickets and have gone 1-0 up in the five-match series. Hosts New Zealand will look to bounce back when the two sides meet for the second ODI on February 22 at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Live telecast of this match will begin at 11 AM local time.
NZ vs SA 2nd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Supersport, Sky Sport 1, Fox Sports 2
Live streaming: Bet365, Sky Go, Foxtel Go
Toss Prediction
The wicket at the Hagley Oval has been good for batting as scores in excess of 300 have been achieved on five occasions here. Moreover, since four of the last six ODIs at this ground have been won by the side batting first, the team that wins the toss may want to bat first. New Zealand have won the toss just once in the five matches they have played at the Hagley Oval. So considering their poor toss record here, we predict South Africa to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for New Zealand vs South Africa 2nd ODI....
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Martin Guptill will continue to sit out due to a strain in his hamstring. The opener was replaced by Dean Brownlie in the last match and the selectors are likely to stick with him for this game as well.
Key Players
New Zealand will want Kane Williamson and Tom Latham to fire for them in this match. Williamson struck a fifty in the first game and he is a dangerous batsmen when playing in home conditions. Latham averages 62 at the Hagley Oval and is the second-leading run-scorer at this ground. Tim Southee took a couple of wickets the other night and has four wickets from two matches at this ground. We predict the fast bowler to deliver a good performance on Wednesday.
Recent Form
New Zealand's five match winning streak was brought to an end by South Africa when they got beaten by them in the last match at Hamilton. Since last year, the Kiwis have played 20 ODIs out of which they have won 12 and lost 8.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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DG Brownlie, TWM Latham (wk), KS Williamson (c), LRPL Taylor, NT Broom, JDS Neesham, MJ Santner, C de Grandhomme, TG Southee, IS Sodhi, TA Boult.
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No major changes are expected in the South African team for this upcoming fixture. None of their players are reported to be injured.
Key Players
Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla have made a fifty each on this tour already while AB de Villiers has also looked promising. Amla has looked to be slightly more at ease in both the innings which is why we are predicting him to score the most runs for South Africa in this match. Imran Tahir went wicketless in the last game but he is expected to finish with the best figures at Christchurch. He took a five-wicket haul in the T20 and is one of the leading ODI wicket-takers for South Africa.
Recent Form
South Africa have now won 12 ODIs in a row whitewashing Australia and Sri Lanka on their way. Majority of these wins have been secured by impressive margins except the last one where the match went all the way down to the final over.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Q de Kock (wk), HM Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), JP Duminy, F Behardien, CH Morris, AL Phehlukwayo, T Shamsi, K Rabada, Imran Tahir.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
New Zealand: L W W W W
South Africa: W W W W W
New Zealand vs South Africa Head to Head
South Africa have a 64% win record over New Zealand in one-day cricket. Out of the 61 matches played between the two teams, the former have won 39 while the latter have won 22. The Proteas emerged winners the last two times they took on the Kiwis in the 50-overs format. New Zealand have not played an ODI with South Africa at the Hagley Oval before.
New Zealand vs South Africa Betting Odds
New Zealand have never lost an ODI at the Hagley Oval. They have played 5 matches at this venue and have recorded wins in each of them, four against Sri Lanka and the most recent one against Bangladesh. But in spite of this pristine record at Christchurch, the Kiwis start as outsiders for this second ODI at 2.48 with betfair and 2.37 with bet365.
South Africa have looked the better the team on this tour so far. After a crushing win in the one-off T20 at Auckland, they held their nerves to pip New Zealand in the first ODI on the penultimate delivery of the game. South Africa start as favorites to win this contest at 1.54 with 1xbet and 1.57 with bet365.
New Zealand vs South Africa Prediction
New Zealand will have the home advantage on their side. They have a very good track record at this ground with wins in all of their matches while South Africa will be playing a 50-overs game here for the first time. However, the absence of Martin Guptill and the poor form of Ross Taylor are some of the major concerns the Kiwis will have to deal with. There seems to be too much dependence on skipper Kane Williamson when it comes to batting.
South Africa, on the other hand, have most of their key players in form. The Proteas have equalled their previous best streak of 12 ODI wins and they will now aim to surpass it at Christchurch. South Africa have beaten New Zealand 6 times in their previous 8 attempts and we predict the tourists to add one more win to their tally on Wednesday.
Final Verdict: Back South Africa to beat New Zealand in the second ODI at 1.54 with 1xbet and 1.57 with bet365.
Feb 22, 2017
03:30 IST / 2:00 GMT
Hagley Oval - Christchurch, New Zealand
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