Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Top Wicketkeepers
At the venue, Jos Buttler averages a minimum of 41 points per T20I: 107 runs (the most) and two catches.
In his last five professional T20s, Jonny Bairstow generated a 30-run bonus twice and a 50-run bonus once.
Top Batters
Harry Brook’s last three scores read 105*, 43*, and 67 – of which the hundred and the fifty came in the first innings.
Glenn Phillips is the lone New Zealander to grace the Best11 in both matches, scoring 41 (23) and 22 (17). It’s worth noting that he was also one of the standout performers in the practice games: 65* (37) and 32* (15).
Top All-rounder
Liam Livigstone is the only all-rounder from both teams to feature in the Best11 in both games, producing an average of 40 points per game.
Top Bowlers
If Chris Jordan gets a game, fantasy players cannot ignore the following numbers: he averages a whopping 110 points per T20I at the venue, overall taking seven wickets and a catch.
Since July 2023, Gut Atkinson has taken the most T20 wickets (16 in 10 games) by an Englishman. His figures of four for 20 in the last game are his career-best.
Adil Rashid’s one of three three-fors in T20Is came at the venue. In professional T20s here, his economy reads 6.18 RPO in seven outings.
Ish Sodhi has grabbed 65 wickets – the most by a Kiwi – since 2022. No Englishman has taken even 50 during this phase.
Struggling for Numbers
Devon Conway has registered a hat-trick of single-digit scores in T20Is.
Probable XIs
England: Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse/Luke Wood, Gus Atkinson
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Lockie Ferguson
