NZ-XI VS NED Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update for 1st One-day Warm-up Match

Preview:

New Zealand XI will take on the Netherlands in the 1^st One-day Warm-up Match on Thursday. McLean Park will host the contests between the sides. New Zealand XI are a decent unit led by Michael Bracewell. It’s a crucial three matches for the players as the selectors will have a close look at them. Ross Taylor will be available for the 2^nd and 3^rd matches.

Netherlands on other hand are touring New Zealand for the first time and they will be keen to put up some solid performances. The warm-up games will matter a lot as they set the tone for the T20I and the ODIs. Pieter Seelaar will continue to lead the side and his captaincy skills will be tested for sure on this tour.

Match Details:

New Zealand XI vs Netherlands, 1^st One-day Warm-up Match

Venue: McLean Park, Napier

Date &Time: March 17th at 3:30 AM IST and 11:00 AM local time

NZ-XI vs NED, 1^st One-day Warm-up Match Pitch Report:

McLean Park, Napier has hosted 43 ODI matches to date where the team’s batting 2nd has won 24 of those. It’s a great batting deck with early assistance for the quicks. Bowling first is a good option here.

Injury News:

(will be added when there is an update)

NZ-XI vs NED, 1^st One-day Warm-up Match Probable Playing XIs:

New Zealand XI

Dane Cleaver, Michael Bracewell (c), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Hay, Jayden Lennox, Jock McKenzie, Matt Boyle, Ben Sears, Matthew Bacon, Tim Pringle, Angus McKenzie

Netherlands

Scott Edwards (wk), Bas de Leede, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Pieter Seelaar (c), Boris Gorlee, Ryan Klein / Aryan Dutt, Logan Van Beek, Philippe Boissevain, Fred Klaassen

Top Picks for NZ-XI vs NED Dream11 Match:

Top Picks ­– New Zealand XI

Michael Bracewell had a great summer where he scored runs in all forms of the game. For his genuine efforts, he has been named in the T20I and ODIs squads. He has scored 3251 runs and picked up 23 wickets in his List A career.

Dane Cleaver is a top-order batter who likes to play shots from the ball one. He has amassed 1435 runs in his 59 List A matches. He can be a good pick for your fantasy teams.

Top Picks – Netherlands

Max O’Dowd in his short ODI career has made a huge impact with the bat. In 8 matches, he has scored 339 runs at an average of 56.5 with the best score of 86*.

Pieter Seelaar is a genuine all-round cricketer. He has scalped 54 wickets and scored 235 runs in his ODI career so far. His experience will definitely come hand for sure in this match.

NZ-XI vs NED Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NZ-XI vs NED Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Michael Bracewell (c), Dane Cleaver, Max O’Dowd (vc), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Hay, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar, Jayden Lennox, Logan Van Beek, Ben Sears, Fred Klaassen

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NZ-XI vs NED Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver (c), Scott Edwards, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Hay, Pieter Seelaar, Logan Van Beek (vc), Matthew Bacon, Ben Sears

NZ-XI vs NED Risky Captaincy Choices:

Josh Clarkson is doing pretty well in the domestic circuit. He has scored close to 1500 runs in his List A career and picked up 14 wickets as well. He is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.

Scott Edwards had an excellent ODI series against Afghanistan where he scored 3 consecutive half-centuries. It’s worth a risk and you can pick him as your fantasy team skipper.

Player you should avoid:

Boris Gorlee has just played 3 ODI matches and scored 29 runs with the bat. It’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.