IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand), 2nd Test - Match Information
Match: India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test
Date: 3rd December 2021
Time: 09:30 AM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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IND vs NZ, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 338 runs.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 83% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
IND vs NZ, Head to Head
In the 61 matches played between these 2 teams, India have won 21 matches and New Zealand have won 13 matches. India Batsmans have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for New Zealand.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Tom Latham
Tom Latham is in sublime form in the red ball format as he has scored 147, 147 & 115 runs in his last 3 First Class matches respectively. Moreover, he has a great batting record in India as he has scored 341 runs in 4 matches at an average of 43 which includes 5 fifties.
Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson has scored 42, 101, 14, 238, 150 & 251 runs respectively in his last 6 Tests and thus has been in great form off late. Given that Mumbai wicket is more batting friendly than Kanpur, we can expect Williamson to score big runs in this match.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli might be going through a lean patch currently in Tests, but a player like him cannot be kept quiet for long. At Wankhede stadium he averages 72 with the bat in Tests having scored 433 runs in 4 matches which includes a double century and thus it has been a happy hunting ground for Virat.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Jamieson in his short Test career of 9 matches has scalped 52 wickets already out of which 22 have come against India which makes him the best pick among bowlers for this fixture. Interestingly, he can be handy with the bat as well if needed as he has a batting average of 35 in Tests and thus extra fantasy points are gettable.
Tim Southee
Tim Southee is in great form in Tests this year having picked up 22 wickets in just 4 matches. His record against India is even better as against India he has scalped 52 wickets in just 10 Tests. Given that this match is at Mumbai where there is a little swing on offer for the fast bowlers, someone like Southee can be more than effective.
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav might have taken only 2 wickets in the last match, but he is an Indian fast bowler who has a better home record at home than away. His wickets per match ratio at home Tests is 3.4 than 2.8 otherwise; also he averages 89 fantasy points per match in his last 10 matches which does show that he is in good form as well.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Axar Patel
Axar Patel has had an awesome start to Test career with 6, 9, 11 & 7 wickets respectively in his 4 matches so far and thus has given guaranteed fantasy points in every match. Moreover, he can score extra fantasy points in the form of runs as well as in the last 2 Tests he had scored 31 & 43 runs respectively. Thus overall, he can be a great captain/vice-captain prospect for this fixture.
Ravichandran Ashwin
With a total of 70 runs and 6 wickets in the first Test, Ravichandran Ashwin put up a good all-round show and scored 212 fantasy points in the last game. He has a tremendous record at the Wankhede stadium having scored 226 runs including a century and 30 wickets in just 4 matches.
Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra did not do well enough with the ball in the first Test as he went wicketless however, with the bat he did score 31 crucial runs. In his previous 4 First Class matches this year he had scored 275 runs and also took 9 wickets which does show that he can give fantasy returns with both bat and ball.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for India are Ravichandran Ashwin with 212 match fantasy points. Ravindra Jadeja with 184 match fantasy points and Wriddhiman Saha with 76 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for New Zealand are Tom Latham with 180 match fantasy points. Tim Southee with 167 match fantasy points and Ajaz Patel with 84 match fantasy points.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Axar Patel has an average of 204 match fantasy points in the last 4 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a low XFactor.
Kyle Jamieson has an average of 146 match fantasy points in the last 9 games, a fantasy rating of 9.9 and a low XFactor.
Tim Southee has an average of 119 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.3 and a low XFactor.
Tom Latham has an average of 87 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a low XFactor.
Ravichandran Ashwin has an average of 153 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a low XFactor.
IND vs NZ Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: T. Blundell
Batters: K. Williamson, S. Iyer, T. Latham, V. Kohli and W. Young
All-Rounders: A. Patel and R. Ashwin
Bowlers: K. Jamieson, T. Southee and U. Yadav
Captain: A. Patel
Vice-Captain: K. Jamieson
IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand), 2nd Test Preview
India will be up against the New Zealand in the 2nd match of the New Zealand in India, 2 Test Series, 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
In the first game of this series, Shreyas Iyer was the Man of the Match and Shreyas Iyer scored the highest fantasy points for India with 213 match fantasy points while Tom Latham topped the fantasy points leaderboard for New Zealand with 180 match fantasy points.