Published: Oct 21, 2014, 01:03 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 21, 2014, 02:03 AM (IST)
Oct 21, 2014
New Zealand will face South Africa in the first One-Day International (ODI) of a three-match series at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday. Both teams will look at the tournament, as ideal preparation for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2015. While South Africa will be tested by the conditions, New Zealand will have to deal with a bunch of cricketers who have attained a lot of success in recent past.
New Zealand can draw inspiration from their past record against South Africa at home, having beaten the Proteas 16 times and half as many. New Zealand is known to be tough opponents in their backyard, having beaten India 4-0 in the last ODI series that was played here. The Kiwis also boast of a number of players who are specialists when it comes to limited-overs cricket, such as skipper Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, and a few more. They will also field the highly-experienced Daniel Vettori on Tuesday, providing for some interesting contest between Vettori and players such as Hashim Amla, who is known to be a good player of spin, on tracks that do not have much to offer for spinners.
Squads:
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c&wk), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Dean Brownie, Matt Henry, Mitchell McCleneghan
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Ryan McLaren, Aaron Phangiso, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Rilee Rossouw, Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Kyle Abbott
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