Here are the Predictions for England Tour of New Zealand 2025, 1st ODI Match – New Zealand vs England, which will be played on the 26th of October at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

Match Prediction – New Zealand v England

LIVE SCORES – 1st ODI Match – New Zealand vs England (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui)

Ground Stat:

Average First Innings Total at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (ODI’s) – 235

Average Second Innings Total at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (ODI’s) – 214

Current Form New Zealand:

New Zealand have lost the T20I Series by 1-0 with 2 matches being washed due to rain. Their confidence must have hampered after the series loss going into the ODI’s.

New Zealand are currently placed at the 3rd position on ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings with a rating of 109.

When it comes to ODI’s, New Zealand are in fantastic form. They had beaten Pakistan in a 3 Match ODI Series by 3-0 in April this year at home.

New Zealand will see the return of Superstar Kane Williamson after an injury break. They have also included match winners like Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra and Matt Henry in the squad. Young and skillful bowler Zakary Foulkes has also been included in the mix.

The hosts have a decent chance to dominate the visitors in the upcoming matches.

Players to look out for:

1. Rachin Ravindra – He is a fine striker of the cricket ball, who can architect his innings very well in the ODI format. Ravindra is expected to be amongst the runs in the upcoming matches.

2. Mitchell Santner – Skipper Santner will be vested with the responsibility of dominating England with the ball in the ODI Series.

Current Form England:

England have won the T20I Series by 1-0 with 2 matches being washed due to rain. Their confidence must be sky high leading into the ODI’s.

England are currently placed at the 8th position on ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings with a rating of 88.

When it comes to ODI’s, England are in ordinary form. They have recently lost a 3 Match ODI Series against South Africa by 2-1 and that too at home.

England have included their regular ODI opener Ben Duckett along with Joe Root, Jamie Smith and Jofra Archer. They look a tough unit to beat and can come good in the upcoming ODI Matches against New Zealand.

England won’t start as favorites but they can still spring out a surprise or two in the upcoming games.

Players to look out for:

1. Ben Duckett – He is in the form of his life in ODI cricket. His record in overseas conditions is phenomenal. Duckett is expected to score plenty of runs in the upcoming matches.

2. Adil Rashid – He is a magician with the ball in hand. Rashid can be particularly good in the ODI format with his variations.

Batting Stats T20I

Let’s have a look at the squads:

New Zealand ODI squad

Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young

England ODI squad

Harry Brook (c), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Tom Banton (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – New Zealand

Who will win?- New Zealand

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Ben Duckett (England)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Adil Rashid (England)

Most Sixes – Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Harry Brook (England)

Player of the Match – Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

Team Scores Batting first – England 280+, New Zealand 295+

Match Handicap : New Zealand

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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