Match Details
Date: 12 September 2022
Time : 07:30 PM IST
Venue : Green Park, Kanpur
Ball-by-ball commentary : SportsTiger App
Preview
After facing a defeat at the hands of India Legends, South Africa Legends will be hoping to get their first win of the tournament. Meanwhile, New Zealand Legends, who are making their maiden appearance at the Road Safety World Series, will hope to start their campaign with a win. They will have some really good players in Shane Bond, Scott Styris, and Jamie How and an equally able leader in Ross Taylor. It is going to be an interesting game with the legends of the game back in action.
Pitch Report
The Green Park pitch is not the best of batting pitches but it does offer good pace and bounce. Bowlers will also have their say in the middle overs when the pace of the game take a back seat.
Team Analysis
New Zealand Legends
Ross Taylor-led New Zealand Legends have some quality players in the form of Shane Bond, Jamie How, Scott Styris and Taylor himself. Shane Bond will also be there to create trouble for the opposition batters. As New Zealand Legends are making their maiden appearance in the tournament, it won’t be an easy job for them to get a win straight away. However, Ross Taylor and Co. will back themselves to beat South Africa Legends and get a winning start.
SportsTiger Playing XI of New Zealand Legends
Anton Devich, Jamie How, Ross Taylor (c), Neil Broom, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Kyle Mills, Bruce Martin, Shane Bond, Hamish Benett
South Africa Legends
The Jonty Rhodes-led team could not chase a mammoth target (218) in their first game against India Legends. They fell short by 61 runs. Nevertheless, it was just their first game. Now, as South Africa Legends ready themselves to take on New Zealand Legends, Jonty Rhodes will hope for a win. They have got enough good players who can do the job against the first-timers in NZ-L. While Andrew Puttick and Morne van Wyk will have the tough job to see of Shane Bond, Alviro Petersen and Henry Davids will have to bat through the middle overs.
SportsTiger Playing XI of South Africa Legends
Henry Davids, Morne van Wyk (wk), Alviro Petersen, Jacques Rudolph, Jonty Rhodes (c), Johan Botha, Eddie Leie, Johan van der Wath, Garnett Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Andrew Puttick
Match Prediction
Conclusion
South Africa Legends have had the experience on playing the Green Park pitch while New Zealand Legends will be playing their first game. Therefore, the Jonty Rhodes-led team will have a slight edge in the game.
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