NZ vs AUS, 2nd Test, Today Match Prediction, New Zealand vs Australia, 8-12 March 2024

• Match: New Zealand (NZ) vs Australia (AUS)
• Date- 8^th March- 12^th March 2024
• Match Format- Test
• Venue- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• Time- 3:30 AM (IST)
• Weather Forecast- 16 Degrees Celsius, Cloudy

New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test Prediction Preview:

Welcome to NZ vs AUS Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. New Zealand will be hosting Australia in the 2nd Test match at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Australia defeated New Zealand in the 1^st Test by a mammoth margin of 172 runs and would be oozing with confidence.

New Zealand need to buckle up and play a good brand of cricket as failure to do so, would result in them slipping down the points table of World Test Championship (WTC).

Top Batters for NZ vs AUS

• Steve Smith (AUS)- 9665 runs in Tests
• Cameron Green (AUS)- 174* runs in the 1^st innings of the 1^st Test
• Rachin Ravindra (NZ)- 59 runs in the 2^nd innings of the 1^st Test

Top Bowlers NZ vs AUS

• Pat Cummins (AUS)- 264 wickets in Tests
• Nathan Lyon (AUS)- 10 wickets in the 1^st Test
• Matt Henry (NZ)- 8 wickets in the 1^st Test

NZ vs AUS Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If NZ bats first

• First Innings score prediction- NZ is expected to score 250-280 runs
• Result prediction- AUS will win the match by 7 wickets

Scenario 2- If AUS bats first

• First Innings score prediction- AUS is expected to score 330-370 runs
• Result prediction- AUS will win the match by 80+ runs

NZ vs AUS Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

Australia

We predict that Australia will be winning the 2nd Test between these two sides.

Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News

There are no injury updates at the moment. We will update it if there are any.

NZ vs AUS Probable Playing 11

Australia Predicted Playing XI

Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschange, Mitchell Marsh, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI

Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Will Young, Glenn Philipps, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Will O’Rourke, Mitchell Santner

NZ vs AUS: Complete Squad

New Zealand Test squad: Tim Southee (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Matt Henry, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Young

Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc

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