With the 1st-choice test players giving this tour a miss for the domestic T20 franchise tournament, the South African cricket board needed to get a 3rd-form makeshift test squad including some uncapped players and some other people who couldn’t quite set things burning in the international venue whenever they got the chance.
It is not yet clear how this latest many cricketers might rival a laid-out test team like New Zealand in their deck, given they just have any understanding of playing the most difficult type of cricket at the most important level. South Africa might come into this series as proper underdogs, but New Zealand won’t mess with them.
The hosts did not perform complacently by placing together something similar, a hard team of players given there are important world test championship points for the taking. Here, we discuss the New Zealand vs South Africa 1st Test Dream11 Prediction.
New Zealand vs South Africa Match Details:
| Match | New Zealand vs South Africa |
| Competition | South Africa tour of New Zealand 2024 |
| Date | 04 Feb 2024 |
| Starting Time | 03:30 AM IST |
| Venue | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand |
New Zealand vs South Africa Prediction:
After the SUF analysis, New Zealand will win this match in our opinion.
New Zealand vs South Africa Weather Report:
No rain is reported for all 5 days of this Test and there might even not be a cloud at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand! The temperature will be in the mid-high 20s on this match.
New Zealand vs South Africa Pitch Report:
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand is ordinarily a good batting pitch for 3 days before it begins to drain. An average total in the 1st innings will be around 400 runs. We expect that both teams will choose to bat 1st and get to use the good batting conditions right off the bat in the match.
New Zealand vs South Africa Fantasy Cricket Tips:
Rachin Ravindra will be a top decision for the VC of this team, and Kane Williamson will be a good decision for the captaincy.
New Zealand vs South Africa Dream11 Prediction:
| Wicket-Keepers | Tom Latham, Tom Blundell |
| Batters | Kane Williamson(C), Glenn Phillips, Raynard van Tonder |
| All-Rounders | Rachin Ravindra(VC), Daryl Mitchell, Neil Brand |
| Bowlers | Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry |
New Zealand vs South Africa Playing XI:
New Zealand:
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry, Tom Blundell (wk), Tim Southee (c), Kyle Jamieson, Neil Wagner.
South Africa:
Keegan Petersen, Neil Brand (c), Raynard van Tonder, Dane Paterson, David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Duanne Olivier, Clyde Fortuin (wk), Ruan de Swardt, Mihlali Mpongwana, Tshepo Moreki.
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