England and New Zealand are all set to renew their T20I rivalry this week. They will be facing each other in the first match of the three-match series on Saturday (October 18) at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

With the match all set to begin, get the best NZ vs ENG Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and match insights for the 1st T20I.

The series between New Zealand and England promises to be a cracking contest. New Zealand will be boosted by the return of their captain, Mitchell Santner, and top-order batter Rachin Ravindra. Both the players missed the three-match T20I series against Australia earlier this month, and the Black Caps missed them badly.

New Zealand lost the series 2-0 and will be eager to make amends in their second home assignment of the ongoing season. Before losing to Australia, New Zealand had won three series in a row, including a tri-series that featured South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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England, on the other hand, faced Ireland in a three-match series in their last T20I assignment. They had won the series 2-0 and will be looking to win the upcoming series as well. England have a formidable squad for the T20I series and they will look to make the most of it.

England have the clear upper hand in the head-to-head record against New Zealand. Out of the 27 matches between the two teams so far, England have won 16 while New Zealand have managed to win only 10. One match between the two teams ended in a no result.

New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Mark Chapman, Dary Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy

England (confirmed): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Jordan Cox, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

New Zealand will start the match as slight favourites because of the home advantage.