New Zealand and South Africa are set to take on each other in the fifth One-Day International of 5-ODI match series 4th of March 2017. 5th ODI of New Zealand vs South Africa 2017 schedules to play at Eden Park in Auckland. NZ vs SA live cricket match telecast and streaming will start at 14:00 local time, 1:00 GMT and 6:30 IST.
Preview
Big match for both teams as this is the final ODI of series which is at the level with 2-2 score. Hence winner of this match will bag the trophy. South Africa and New Zealand teams have got solid batting lineup and batsmen have scored quite decent runs in past four One-Days.
New Zealand won Hamilton ODI comprehensively with Martin Guptill’s record breaking innings of 180 runs. Kiwi opener was returning from injury and he played brilliant innings that helped team chased down challenging target of 280 runs on Hamilton’s tough wicket.
Blackcaps are depending on Guptill along with inform batsman Ross Taylor who has scored hundred and half-century in the series so far. Captain Kane Williamson hasn’t performed the way he does, hence he’ll look to give his best in the final One-Day game.
One the other side, South Africa are relying on their skipper Faf Du Plessis and Mr. 360 degree AB De Villiers as these two are in terrific form. Opener Hashim Amla is also contributing well up to the order. JP Duminy, David Miller, Morris and Parnell are crucial in the middle and lower order.
Squads
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Dean Brownlie, Ross Taylor, Ish Sodhi, Luke Ronchi, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner.
South Africa
AB de Villiers (captain), Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Dane Paterson, Farhaan Behardien, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Predictions
South Africa looks favorite against New Zealand in the 5th One-Day international on March 4. As per our prediction analysis, Proteas have got 55 percent winning chances over Kiwis.
Live Streaming
The live cricket streaming of NZ vs SA 2017 5th ODI game can be watched on SuperSport official website www.supersport.com for African region based viewers. New Zealand based fans can tune to Sky Sport to catch live coverage of the match.
New Zealand: Sky Sport
South Africa: SuperSport
India: No live tv coverage
Live Score
The live cricket match score of New Zealand vs South Africa 2017 fifth ODI will be provided by cricbuzz.com and espncricinfo.com.
