2022 T20 World Cup: Super 12 stage England vs New Zealand Preview

November welcomes us with the final week of the Super 12 stage games of the 2022 T20 World Cup. The 2nd game on Tuesday will witness England and New Zealand play each other at Gabba. It is going to be a high intensity game at Brisbane as a win for NZ will make their path to Semi Finals easier and virtually knock the English out.

England have to win the game to keep their hopes alive for a place in the semi-finals stages alive. A loss on Tuesday will leave them hoping Afghanistan can pull off an upset over Australia, while England needing to win against Sri Lanka with run rate on offer.

Venue – Gabba Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Time – 1330 PM IST

Likely Pitch Conditions –

Gabba generally has been a bat first after the win the toss ground. The pitch will assist tall run scoring during the 1st half. Gabba may not offer too much swing in the air, someone like Lockie Ferguson will play a huge role with the extra pace on offer. The average score batting 1st is around 160 on this ground and a score in excess of 175 for the team batting first will put the chasing team under immense pressure.

Likely New Zealand XI –

F. Allen, D. Conway, K. Williamson, G. Phillips, D. Mitchell, J. Neesham, M. Santner, T. Boult, T. Southee, L. Ferguson and I Sodhi

Likely England XI –

J. Buttler, A. Hales, D. Malan, B. Stokes, H. Brook, L. Livingstone, M. Ali, S. Curran, A. Rashid, C. Woakes and M. Wood

Head to head record –

Matches played – 22

Wins for England – 13

Wins for NZ – 8

No Result – 1

T20I record at Gabba –

Matches played – 8

Matches won by home – 6

Matches won by touring/neutral side – 2

Matches won by teams batting first – 6

Matches won by team batting 2nd – 2

Matches won after winning the toss – 3

Matches won after losing the toss – 5

Highest score by a batter at Gabba – Damien Martyn – 96 vs South Africa

Best bowling figures at Gabba – Mitchell Starc -4/20 vs West Indies

(**Stats till end of Australia vs Ireland game played on 31/10/2022)

Approaching Milestones –

·Jos Buttler is playing his 100th T20I match for England

·Jos Buttler needs 105 runs to reach 2500 runs in T20I Cricket

·Ben Stokes needs 17 runs to reach 500 runs in T20I Cricket

·Devon Conway needs 3 fours to reach 100 fours in T20I Cricket

Matches remaining –

For New Zealand – vs Ireland – 4th November 2022 – Adelaide

For England – vs Sri Lanka – 5th November 2022 – SCG

Super 12 current points table