2017 ICC Champions Trophy: 2nd Match Australia vs New Zealand Prediction
2017 Icc Champions Trophy is just a few days away and cricket enthusiasts cannot hold on to their excitement and exhilaration. The much-awaited ODI tournament will be played in England and Wales, beginning from the 1st of June, 2017. Moving on to the matches, the 2nd match will be played between the teams of Group A. Australia will be battling against New Zealand in the match that will be played on 2nd June in Edgbaston, Birmingham at 10:30 as per local time. It will be very interesting to see both the power packed teams playing to win the match. But in the end only one could win.
2017 ICC Champions Trophy: 2nd Match Australia vs New Zealand Prediction
Will it be team Australia or team New Zealand? Let’s predict the winner right on!
Collating the Performances of the Teams
So, this match is going to be played between the two Oceanian teams, Australia and New Zealand. While Australia is a 2-time champion, team New Zealand won the tournament way back in 2000. Speaking of the ICC ODI Rankings, currently team Australia is placed on the 2nd spot on the Men’s ODI Team Rankings with 5,442 points and a rating of 118. On the other hand, the Kiwi team New Zealand is placed on the 4th spot on the rankings with a rating of 114 and a total of 5,019 points. The match is definitely going to be very interesting as both the teams seem quite strong. Team Australia will be led by Captain Steven Smith, whereas, New Zealand will be captained by Kane Williamson. Let’s have a look at both the squads.
Australia Squad
Steven Smith(c), Pat Cummins, David Warner, John Hastings, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, James Pattinson, Adam Zampa
New Zealand Squad
Kane Williamson(c), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Corey Anderson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner, Neil Broom, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham
Foretelling the Winner
Collating the performances of both the teams, it is very difficult to come to a conclusion whether which team will be winning the match. However, based on the past performances and stats in the Icc Champions Trophy, team Australia definitely has an edge and is more likely to win this particular match.
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