NZ vs ENG Match Prediction : 2nd ODI, England tour of New Zealand, 2025

The Black Caps will continue to show their grit and try to seal the series with another win. Having navigated pressure for and against them in the first ODI, the team has what it takes to get through all scenarios and come out on the winning side.

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New Zealand vs England Head-to-Head Record

New Zealand has won the past two ODIs against England. England won three consecutive ODIs against New Zealand before that.

New Zealand vs England Live-streaming and Broadcast

The New Zealand vs England second ODI will be broadcast live in India on Sony Sports Ten 1 and will be streamed on the SonyLiv app. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at Seddon Park.

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NZ vs ENG Team Previews

New Zealand

New Zealand’s top order of Will Young and Rachin Ravindra will set a positive tempo, forcing England to bowl tight lines and creating scoring opportunities for the middle overs. Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell supply calm, calculated pacing to control chases.

Tom Latham steadies the batting lineup as an experienced head in the middle order. The batting lineup chipped in with multiple partnerships throughout its innings in the last game. The partnership of 92 runs between Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell proves that this team can grind a team down with the bat, even in tricky batting situations. Both players also went on to score half-centuries.

Mitchell Santner’s spin will dominate the middle overs as a way of choking run-scoring, creating dot balls and extracting mistakes from England’s batters. Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy will exploit early movement with disciplined new-ball spells that target England’s vulnerabilities against seam in New Zealand.

Nathan Smith and Zakary Foulkes offer captain Santner variety and added seam-bowling options to continue the assault in the first and second powerplays. Four of New Zealand’s five bowlers in the first game all grabbed wickets. Foulkes and Duffy took four and three wickets respectively.

Superior fielding and sharper sensibility with the bat will convert pressure into a positive result for the home team. Combined balance, strong leadership and home-condition familiarity make New Zealand the more likely winner for this match.

New Zealand Expected Playing 11

Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry

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England

England’s top order looks fragile against disciplined new-ball bowling. The team was exposed in the first match after finding itself 56 for six at one stage. Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith must survive the powerplay or England will be forced into reactive batting and another subpar total like the 223 all out of the first ODI.

The middle order contains class but suffers from being overly aggressive and being undone by tight lines and lengths. Jos Buttler’s explosiveness depends on a platform that England may not get. In the previous game, aside from Harry Brook and Jamie Overton, the rest of the batters could only muster 25 runs off the bat.

England’s bowling cannot contain runs if wickets are hard to come by. Three of the side’s five bowlers in game one went for six or more runs per over. Pace options like Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Luke Wood need early swing to be effective.

They may struggle to pick wickets after the ball loses its swing, giving the New Zealanders run-scoring opportunities in the middle and at the death. The bowling lineup failed to defend more than 280 runs the last time they met New Zealand in Hamilton.

England Expected Playing 11

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

NZ vs ENG Toss Prediction

New Zealand elected to bowl first in the previous ODI against England at this ground. That was the same outcome at the toss in the first ODI of this series. All roads lead to bowling first at the toss.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch is expected to offer early seam and swing assistance under overcast conditions. The batters are likely to receive conditions that present run-scoring opportunities, granted they use clever shot placement and timing. The pace and bounce can be used in the batter’s favour too. England put up 284 for eight in the team’s previous ODI at the venue.

Cloud cover will be the story of the day. Those conditions will be joined by cool temperatures and moderate humidity. Rain is at a 20 percent chance for the afternoon.

NZ vs ENG: Who Will Win?

England’s batting effort in the series opener was a one-man show. That won’t be good enough to go up against a true team in the form of New Zealand, especially when playing in New Zealand. Expect the home side to bowl very few bad deliveries and play smartly with the bat in what should be their second victory of the ODI series against England.

Bet on New Zealand to win.