Reason why Auckland Final May be the Best Oneday International of 2017 !



          The fifth Oneday International to be played at Eden Park promises to be a cracker




There are multiple reasons to look forward to this Weekends for Cricket fans . West Indies takes on England , Australia and India lock horns , far down in Southern hemisphere the Kiwis and Proteas will take on each other in final encounter of what have been a engrossing oneday international series . The fifth match promises to be the best of 2017 as no team is ready to give an inch to other .

Here are Five reasons why the Auckland oneday might prove to be a high voltage thriller

1. South Africa trying to forget Horror of WC : As if Semfinal of 1992 and 1999 were not enough for South African fans the heartbreak of 2015 WC Semifinal still lingers in the memory of fans and the team . AB Devilliars have accepted that the semfinal was a painful expierence and they are determined to erase it by winning the series on same ground where they were knocked out of World cup in 2015. If South Africa wins the series they might bury the ghost of Eden Park and this gives them a reason to try and give their all. 

2. Newzealand need to get off S.African Bogey : Newzealand as a team has improved since Brendon MacCulum took over , they are even more dominant at home . They have won their last eight series at home . However against South Africa their records takes a beating , Infact South Africa have been a bogey team for them . Since World Cup 2011 , In last 6 years they have lost 3 home series out of which 2 have been to South Africa . In 2012 ,they were whitewashed 0-3 and in 2014 they lost 0-2 , Infact NZ have only won one home series against South Africa in last 26 years , way back in 2004 . They would like to resurrect that record .
3. Martin Guptill and AB Devilliars : Two impact players , Guptill showed what he is capable of by playing a spectacular innings of 180* which in words of Kane Williamson was best he has seen , South Africa needs to get him early as possible . If South Africa would like to dismiss Guptill early , then Newzealand to win have to see AB Devilliars back to pavillion as early as possible. He is a kind of player who can turn matches in few overs .Tim Southee said " We've had a mixed bag when [it] comes to death bowling in series," ."When you've got a player like de Villiers who can hit the ball 360 degrees at will, at the end, it is difficult. Coming to a ground with different dimensions, we'll work on a few things today at training. Southee was quoted in Stuff.co.nz "We've seen throughout the series when we haven't got him [early] he has been able to really make the most of those last five or six overs. He further added.

4. S.African Pacers vs Kiwi Spinners : There is no doubt that Imran Tahir and Trent Boult have bowled exceedingly well but mainly the fight have come down between S.African pacers and Newzealand's spinners . A look at the stats clearly shows how the bowlers from these sides have fared in the series. It also tells that the outcome will also depend a lot on how Rabada led South African pacers and Santner led Kiwi spinners perform

Overs
Medins
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
South Africa Pacers
116.5
03
613
19
32.26
5.24
Newzealand Spinners
72
00
370
10
37.00
5.13


Overs
Medins
Runs
Wickets
Average
Economy
South Africa Spinners
45
04
272
05
54.40
6.04
Newzealand Pacers
111.5
01
661
16
41.32
5.90




5. The Small Boundaries and Size of the ground : Cricket at Newzealand's largest stadium is fascinating one. It is one of those stadiums which are used for multiple purpose. Basically a rugby stadium where cricket is played in summer . The dimension of the ground is different to usual cricket grounds . The straight boundaries are 55 and 45 m only though the side boundaries are much larger . In spite of the fact it is not as easy to score as on some of the other grounds . However a flat pitch this time may result in high scoring thriller .


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