ENG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: World Cup 2019 finalists England and New Zealand will square off against each other in the opening game of the marquee event. Last time, England had gotten the better of the Kiwis as they lifted their first-ever cricket World Cup. The Englishmen recently bagged an ODI series 3-1 against New Zealand. They also picked up a win in their warm-up match against Bangladesh.
October 5 will see the two sides clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat, India. New Zealand have also managed to recover some form ahead of the World Cup. They defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in their last ODI series and also recorded back-to-back victories in the World Cup warm-up matches. In the first game, the Black Caps took down Pakistan with five wickets to spare. In the second match, Devon Conway’s 78-run innings helped the Kiwis to reach a total of 321 runs. Thanks to his heroic knock, New Zealand were able to pick up a narrow, seven-run victory via the DLS method.
ENG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction
Captain: Jonny Bairstow
Vice-captain: Ish Sodhi
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler
Batters: Dawid Malan, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Jimmy Neesham
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Ish Sodhi
ENG vs NZ Probable XIs:
ENG Probable XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
NZ Probable XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
ENG vs NZ Full Squad
England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young