NZ vs SA Match Prediction – Who will win today’s 2nd ODI match between New Zealand and South Africa?
NZ vs SA Match Prediction - Who will win today’s 2nd ODI match between New Zealand and South Africa?
MATCH: New Zealand vs South Africa
DATE: February 01,Monday
TIME: 10:00 AM (IST)
VENUE: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
TOURNAMENT: 2nd ODI 2025
The dark horses aka New Zealand (NZ) will take on South Africa (SA) in the second ODI of the Pakistan ODI Tri-series, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, on Monday, February 10. New Zealand have started the series well by beating hosts Pakistan in the first ODI by 78 runs. A win in the upcoming game will take them straightaway to the final of the tournament. On the other hand, South Africa will be playing their first game of the series.
Speaking of New Zealand’s performance in the series opener, it was a complete team effort as the middle order came to the rescue when the top order collapsed. While defending the target, they were clinical with the ball and did not let the Pakistan batters settle after good starts. They managed to bowl them out inside 48 overs. However, despite the win, Kane Williamson not hitting the form will be a concern for the team in the top order.
Pitch Report
The pitch of the Gaddafi Stadium has a flat surface and it is conducive to batting and the bat wielders can pile runs. On the other hand, it assists the pacers with ample bounce and movement early on in the innings, it will reduce in the death overs though. On the other hand, spinners will have minimal assistance but can rely on their lengths.
NZ vs SA Predicted Playing 11
New Zealand:
Tom Latham, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, William ORourke.
South Africa:
Temba Bavuma (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Junior Dala, Gideon Peters.
NZ vs SA Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter: Glenn Phillips
Star New Zealand all rounder Glenn Phillips was in marauding form against Pakistan in the first ODI as the batter scored his maiden ODI ton. He remained unbeaten on 106 runs off just 74 balls and smashed six boundaries and seven maximums.
Probable Best Bowler: Mitchell Santner
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner was responsible for Pakistan’s top-order collapse. The captain introduced himself early on and it made the difference. He picked three wickets bowling a full quota of 10 overs and gave away just 41 runs.
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