New Zealand Tour of England 2023 Betting Predictions & Odds (4 T20Is, 4 ODIs; August 30 – September 15)

2023 New Zealand Tour of England: Event Details

The New Zealand Tour of England 2023 should be a nice cricket show for fans of both top teams, especially in shorter formats. These two nations have a rich history in white ball cricket recently, having contested the ODI World Cup final in its last edition and played an excellent match at the T20 World Cup as well.

Can the Kiwis grab a little momentum ahead of next month’s tournament after a patchy year so far? Or will England be able to roll their Test match form into whiteball results? Read on for all our ENG vs NZ cricket betting tips.

Cricket England vs New Zealand Odds

Before we get into our ENG vs NZ cricket T20I betting predictions, let’s look at what the bookies have to say ahead of this series. Here are the England vs New Zealand odds for the T20I series overall:

England to Win T20I Series

Best odds:

1.65 (4/6)

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4.9

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4.5

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4.1

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T20I Series to be Drawn

Best odds:

3.25 (9/4)

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4.5

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4.1

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New Zealand to Win T20I Series

Best odds:

5.35 (9/2)

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4.1

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Given that New Zealand were recently defeated by the UAE, and England are the current world champs, it’s no surprise to see the home side ahead in the odds here. What is surprising is the margin in these cricket betting odds–1.65 (4/6) compared to 5.35 (9/2). The visitors are heavy underdogs, providing some great opportunities to bet on ENG vs NZ 2023 T20I cricket matchup.

The History of New Zealand Touring England

New Zealand and England have a strong history of playing cricket against each other, with the Kiwis first heading to English shores bat-in-hand in 1927. Overall, England leads the head-to-head 52-13 in Tests and 13-8 in T20I, while New Zealand are up 43-41 in ODIs.

Looking across all three formats, here’s how the past five meetings between England and New Zealand have panned out:

• June 2-5, 2022 – England won by five wickets (Test)
• June 10-14, 2022 – England won by five wickets (Test)
• June 23-27, 2022 – England won by seven wickets (Test)
• February 16-19, 2022 – England won by 267 runs (Test)
• February 24-28, 2023 – New Zealand won by one run (Test)

England Recent T20I Form

England are the current T20 world champions, having won the World Cup in November last year. Since then, the side have only played three T20Is, getting white-washed by Bangladesh 3-0 in March.

New Zealand Recent T20I Form

New Zealand have played plenty of T20 cricket in 2023, winning seven, losing five, and tying one. Most recently, they defeated the UAE in a series 2-1, suffering a shock loss to the associate nation. Prior to that, they drew a series with Pakistan 2-2.

ENG vs NZ Cricket Betting Predictions

Looking at all the odds from UK cricket bookmakers, we’ve come up with the best ENG vs NZ cricket betting tips ahead of the first match this Wednesday:

New Zealand to Win First T20I @ 2.75 (7/4)

The first of our ENG vs NZ cricket betting tips is to back the visitors for an upset in the opening match. While the Black Caps haven’t been playing fantastic cricket, the reality is they’ve been playing cricket, something that can’t be said of England. The home side have had the better part of a month off after the Ashes and haven’t won a T20I match since they lifted the trophy almost a year ago.

New Zealand may have dropped a game to the UAE, but they’ve also won four of their last five and eviscerated Worcestershire in their warm-up match. Back the Kiwis to start strong here against a disjointed, rusty English side that will likely be looking ahead to October already.

New Zealand to Win T20I Series 3-1 @ 6.00 (5/1)

The England vs New Zealand odds are simply too lopsided here not to bet on the Black Caps winning this series. Even the gap in their ODI Cricket World Cup odds isn’t this large. With New Zealand running hot and cold in the shortest format this year and England having barely played a match, this series feels like a coin flip at best. When something feels like a coin flip, and one outcome can generate a return of 6.00 (5/1), you take it.

Besides the lucrative return, there is something to be said about an English side that is coming off the high of an impressive Ashes series and will be hoping to defend their ODI title in October. Feels like this series won’t really matter to them, results-wise.

ENG vs NZ First T20I Betting Tips: Individuals

Harry Brook England’s Top Batter @ 6.00 (5/1)

One man that this series will matter to is Harry Brook. The young top-order batsman was unlucky not to be included in the provisional English squad for the World Cup, having had a rough Ashes series. However, with rumors that the squad is far from locked in, Brook will be motivated to have a huge series here and force his way in. Expect some big performances from the young man here in what is technically his best format.

Devon Conway Top Run Scorer and New Zealand to Win @ 11.00 (10/1)

Dating back to the IPL earlier this year and flowing on into the Hundred and beyond, Devon Conway has been in sublime form for New Zealand. The opening batter has a knack for making 80+ scores in T20Is, and one has to think that coming into the first match, Conway will be targeting one of these. He’s the best bet to top score for New Zealand, and when paired with a Kiwi win in the opening match, he brings in a massive payday of 11.00 (10/1).