2nd ODI (D/N), England tour of Australia and Unusual Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Feb 28 2018 | Match Preview | ESPNCricinfo

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A high bar has been dwelling for the competitiveness of this series. The outlet match used to be a humdinger, seized on the final by Mitchell Santner. It kept Unusual Zealand unbeaten in ODIs this season – nine in a row, ten is their most productive sequence – and save England within the queer dwelling of being on the relieve of in a series, even supposing the dwelling facet would possibly possibly well furthermore should retain out with out their captain Kane Williamson, who has a hamstring tension.

One facet that made the Seddon Park match engaging used to be that it used to be no longer a free-for-all in favour of the batsmen. Runs had been, by and gigantic, hard to acquire – handiest Joe Root and Tom Latham batted freely. It made Ross Taylor’s hundred effort. Despite the reality that there used to be a friendly tally of sixes, 14 total, they felt love an occasion: Jos Buttler getting on prime of Ish Sodhi with three in a row then, decisively, Santner’s blows on the conclude.

In 2015 – that forever-referenced series between these facets – the groups traded blows at some level of the 5 fits, even supposing that used to be a batting blitz. The bowlers will seemingly be ready to acquire their declare all as soon as more in this match with one amongst Unusual Zealand’s elevated outfields at play, but this contest is something of an unknown quantity because it’s miles Mount Maunganui’s first day-night time ODI having been a usual on the T20 circuit for the final couple of seasons.

Plan guide

(final 5 accomplished fits, most newest first)
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Within the highlight

Unusual Zealand coach Mike Hesson praised the arrive of Colin Munro‘s bowling after his key incision to purchase Joe Root with a knuckle ball within the outlet match. Between him and Colin de Grandhomme, they received by 10 overs for the very restricted hurt of fifty one runs. With the bat, it used to be a much less auspicious originate to the series for Munro – one mammoth six followed by one mammoth slog which he edged on the relieve of. Munro has license to thrill – the Brendon McCullum role – but there stays a line to guage when it becomes reckless. Aloof, the signs are he’s handiest going to play a formula: in his final 10 ODI innings he has handiest gone at a strike-payment of under one hundred as soon as, and that used to be a duck.

Gamers reply to breaks otherwise. Jonny Bairstow used to be scratchy with the bat, Moeen Ali did no longer reasonably resolve with the ball, but Joe Root appropriate picked up his composed affect from Australia where he used to be Man of the Series within the ODIs. Some of his deft touches on a tiring ground had been a delight as he anchored England’s innings with a knock the prerequisites demanded. His one mistake introduced his downfall and it needed to head down as one other century likelihood uncared for. Nonetheless he has figured out well-behaved consistency in his one-day cricket – he has the fifth-absolute best average of these to acquire played one hundred or more fits – and absolutely three-figures will seemingly be hit sooner than long.

Teams news

Unusual Zealand had been dealt a blow with Williamson a doubt. Imprint Chapman has been referred to as up as duvet and there would possibly possibly well furthermore furthermore be a batting reshuffle. Tim Southee would utilize on the captaincy. Hesson said that Ish Sodhi used to be most traditional for the principle ODI on the strength of his bowling, forward of the more all-spherical possibility of Todd Astle. Attributable to this reality, if two spinners are all as soon as more wanted logic would indicate Sodhi, even supposing seriously dear in Hamilton, will rep one other crack. If additional inch is wanted, Lockie Ferguson is an possibility.

Unusual Zealand (probable) 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Imprint Chapman, Four Ross Taylor, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Henry Nicholls, 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Ish Sodhi, eleven Trent Boult

Craig Overton would possibly possibly well furthermore come into the mix for an ODI debut if England want to change the dynamic of their inch attack. David Willey bowled successfully with the fresh ball in Hamilton, but used to be no longer outdated all as soon as more within the innings.

England (probable) 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, Four Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Tom Curran, eleven David Willey/Craig Overton

Pitch and prerequisites

Chris Woakes said there used to be more grass on the ground than in Hamilton which would possibly possibly well furthermore mean a runt bit more inch and carry for the quicks. Earlier this season Unusual Zealand made 243 for 5 in a T20 against West Indies. The forecast has improved with appropriate the little likelihood of an night time shower.

Stats and trivialities

• It is now three first innings in a row that England haven’t posted 300 – their longest such stretch since late 2015 against Australia and Pakistan

• Mitchell Santner’s Forty five off 27 balls to utilize the principle match used to be the third-absolute best strike-payment (166.sixty six) for a Unusual Zealand No. 8 with a score of forty+

• Craig Overton used to be first referred to as into an England ODI squad in 2015 – furthermore against Unusual Zealand – but has yet to assemble his first look

Quotes

« It brings everybody into the game a runt bit more, there would possibly be just a few more pockets to rep twos and threes. There’s a couple of techniques to pores and skin the cat, no longer all about boundaries and sixes. We will should adapt to that. »
nTom Latham on coming to a ground with a reasonably elevated playing dwelling

« It used to be a exact sport, a no doubt exact sport of cricket. It used to be better to search, from our facet of issues, we would prefer to acquire come out on prime. On the opposite hand it used to be a big sport to be a fraction of and it would possibly per chance per chance well presumably had been fantastic to had been ready to shut it out. »
nChris Woakes on England’s shut to-miss

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