NZ vs SA (New Zealand vs South Africa), 1st Test - Match Information
Match: New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test
Date: 17th February 2022
Time: 03:30 AM IST
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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NZ vs SA, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 371 runs.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 83% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
NZ vs SA, Head to Head
In the 45 matches played between these 2 teams, New Zealand have won 4 matches and South Africa have won 25 matches. Batsmen of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Devon Conway
Devon Conway has played 5 career Tests so far and in these matches he has scored 109, 135, 73, 83 and 223 runs respectively. The score of 109 was at this very venue (Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
Tom Latham
Tom Latham has a done really well at this venue (Hagley Oval) in Tests as he has scored 864 runs at an average of 58 in 9 matches which includes 1 double century, 1 century and 4 fifties.
Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar has a good record against NZ in Tests having scored 408 runs at an average of 51 in 6 matches. Talking about his form, he has an average of 101 fantasy points per match in his last 10 games which is a great number.
NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Marco Jansen
Marco Jansen recently made his Test debut against India and in that 3-match series, runs scored/wickets taken by him were 7/7, 21/7 & 32/5 and thus has given consistent fantasy points in every match.
Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Jamieson has taken 60 wickets in just 12 Tests so far in his career and has also managed to score 311 runs and thus has given great returns with both bat and ball. At this venue, he has played 3 Tests and has taken 22 wickets and scored 83 runs which is staggering.
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada is in sublime form in Tests as he has taken 7, 6, 7, 5 & 6 wickets respectively in his last matches. If we extend this to 10 matches, he has given an average of 113 fantasy points per game which is a great number.
NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Colin de Grandhomme
Colin de Grandhomme might not be in good form currently in Tests, but at home his record is great. In his 17 career Tests at home, he has scored 891 runs and 33 wickets, which is an average of almost 2 wickets and 52 runs per Test.
Wiaan Mulder
Wiaan Mulder has a decent record in Tests (156 runs and 14 wickets from 7 matches) which is an average of 20+ runs and 2 wickets per match.
NZ vs SA Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Devon Conway has an average of 151 match fantasy points in the last 5 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a low XFactor.
Marco Jansen has an average of 140 match fantasy points in the last 3 games, a fantasy rating of 9.2 and a low XFactor.
Kyle Jamieson has an average of 123 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9 and a low XFactor.
Kagiso Rabada has an average of 113 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a low XFactor.
Tom Latham has an average of 97 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and a high XFactor.
NZ vs SA Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Kyle Verreynne and Tom Blundell
Batters: Dean Elgar, Devon Conway and Tom Latham
All-Rounders: Colin de Grandhomme, Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee
Captain: Devon Conway
Vice-Captain: Marco Jansen
NZ vs SA (New Zealand vs South Africa), 1st Test Preview
1st Test of the South Africa in New Zealand, 2 Test Series, 2022 has New Zealand taking on South Africa at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
In their last 5 games, South Africa have won 4 games and lost 1. In their last 5 games, New Zealand have won 2 games and lost 2.
Both teams last played against each other in the 3rd Test of the South Africa in New Zealand, 3 Test Series, 2017 where Kane Williamson scored the highest fantasy points for New Zealand with 220 match fantasy points while Quinton de Kock topped the fantasy points leaderboard for South Africa with 169 match fantasy points.