NZ tour of ENG 2023

ENG vs. NZ, 3rd ODI

Preview

England and New Zealand will cross swords in the 3rd ODI of their four-game ODI series which is scheduled at the Kennington Oval in London on Wednesday, September 13. 

England will be led by Jos Buttler who made a dramatic comeback at the Rose Bowl in Southampton to level the series 1-1 after the completion of the second game. In that match, the Four-Headed Lions defeated the Kiwis in a 34-over game during a rain-curtailed match. 

In the first innings, England decked up a huge score of 226-7 in 34 overs. Liam Livingstone was the star of the show with 95 runs off 78 balls hitting 9 fours and 1 sixes in the process. Sam Curran also made a vital 42-run stand to contribute to the total. England once at 55-5 in 12.1 overs recovered and scored a massive 226 as an outcome. Trent Boult playing his 100th ODI picked up three scalps to somehow restrict the English batters.

On the other hand, it was an easy task for the England bowlers as they restricted the BlackCaps to just 147 runs in 26.5 overs. The only positives they will take from this game is Daryl Mitchell’s 57 runs off 52 balls with 6 fours and 1 six. David Willey and Reece Topley picked up 3 wickets apiece from the other side. 

Match Details

Match: NZ tour of ENG 2023, ENG vs NZ 3rd ODI

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Time: 5:00 PM

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Pitch and Weather Report

The Kennington Oval surface is usually a flat one which often results in high-scoring thrillers in the ODIs and T20 format of the game. The spin bowlers might be the game-changers in this stadium as the surface tends to wear out as the game progresses.

The maximum and minimum temperatures on the matchday will be 21-13 degrees Celsius with a 20% chance of rain. 

ENG vs. NZ Squads

ENG: Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse

NZ: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Henry Nicholls, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister

ENG vs. NZ Probable Playing XIs

ENG: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

NZ: Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley

Match Prediction

New Zealand have played exceptionally well in this series so far and will try to win this ODI series. England will also have a similar effort to win this game to get one step closer to the series win and also followed by the World ODI Series getting closer. Thus keeping their previous stats in mind, we predict England to defeat New Zealand in this game. 

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