NEW ZEALAND V ENGLAND: The Edge previews the 3rd T20 between New Zealand and England from Eden Park with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MATCH OVERVIEW:
New Zealand and England move to Auckland for the 3rd and final T20 on Betdaq Betting Exchange! England lead the series 1-0 after their batters blasted them to 236/4 in the 2nd T20 on Monday. The pressure is all on New Zealand now to level up the series, and they can feel a little hard done by too – they had England on 153/6 in the 1st T20 at the innings break before the rain came. A five over chase was only 50 which is very chase-able in International T20 these days. Whatever happens, we should have another cracking game.
I said coming into the tour that England tend to start away tours slowly these days; their batting definitely struggled in the 1st T20 – it was looking like a very low total until the last over went for 19 runs as well. With the rain, England away with that and as I said, they would be expected to play better as the series went on. You couldn’t fault them in the 2nd T20; when their batting gets going they are still the best T20 side in the world at the moment, even if at times the bowling struggles in white ball cricket.
It’ll be back to the drawing board for New Zealand too; what working in the opening T20 didn’t work on Monday. It’ll be very interesting to see what New Zealand could get if they bat first too – we’ve yet to see that. So many of the England batters scored superb knocks on Monday; the big task now is for New Zealand to stop them!
WEATHER AND PITCH WATCH:
After the opening two T20 were in Christchurch, the sides hit Auckland before moving on for the ODI series. Eden Park is a superb place for cricket; we’ve had some absolutely classics here over the years. The short boundary is very small given it’s a rugby ground, while you have very long square boundaries. We can see some massive scores here because of the amount of sixes it’s possible to hit straight, but because it’s a drop in wicket we can have some exceptionally difficult scoring conditions too. Pakistan played here in March and chased down 204 in just 16 overs. Australia scored 118/4 after 10.4 overs in a DLS game in 2024, but a couple of days before that they bowled New Zealand out for 102 after setting them 174.
RECOMMENDED BET:
It’s been interesting to see the odds bounce around this series. New Zealand went off 2.4 for the 1st T20, came into 2.24 for the 2nd T20 and after England destroyed them with the bat, they are out to 2.44 now. I have to say, while I felt New Zealand offers some value earlier in the series – especially with England starting away tours slowly – I feel the value is with England now at 1.67. The batters look in good touch now, and we know when England get momentum they are an exceptionally good side. I’m happy to take the 1.67, and this ground should suit the England hitters too.
The Edge Says:
Two points win England to beat New Zealand at 1.67 with Betdaq Exchange
View the market here -> https://betdaq.biz/NewEng3
IN-RUNNING STRATEGY:
I’d have an open mind on scoring conditions here, so it is hard to form a set in-running strategy. As I said above, we know the scoring options in the ground but I would just wait and see what type of wicket we have before anything. If we get a reasonably good wicket, then I’d expect loads of sixes down the ground and a 200+ game. Given how easily Pakistan chased 204 earlier in the year; I favour the chasing side in good batting conditions but at the same time I wouldn’t rule out opening a trade on the side who bats first before switching at the innings break.
