The 2 powerhouses of world cricket, New Zealand and Australia are ready to lock horns in the multi-format series, starting February 21.
Australia has reached the New Zealand, and both will now engage in the 3-three T20Is series first followed by 2 test matches.
Pat Cummins is back in the Australian squad while Mitchell Marsh will continue to lead Australia. The Aussies landed in New Zealand with a full-strength side.
New Zealand, on the other hand, also feature a strong side to be led by Mitchell Santner.
NZ vs AUS 1st T20I Details
Teams: New Zealand and Australia
Tournament: Australia tour of New Zealand
Date & Time: 21/02/2024 (11:40 AM IST)
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington
NZ vs AUS Playing 11
New Zealand Playing 11
Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips (wk), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
Australia Playing 11
David Warner, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
NZ vs AUS Pitch Report
The pitch at Sky Stadium is a balanced surface. Fast bowlers will get good help from the pitch during the initial stage of the game, while the batters would score good runs if they managed to pass the first few overs test.
Sky Stadium Stats
Total Mat: 15
Batting first won: 7
Batting second won: 8
Avg. 1st innings score: 162
NZ vs AUS Weather Forecast
The weather will remain cloudy during the match hours between New Zealand vs Australia 1st T20I.
NZ vs AUS Head to Head
Total Mat: 16
New Zealand won: 6
Australia won: 10
NZ vs AUS 1st T20I Top Fantasy Picks
Travis Head: Head can turn out to be a dangerous batter with his boundary hitting ability.
Finn Allen: Allen struck a solid century and was the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded series against Pakistan in New Zealand.
Glenn Phillips: Phillips is one of the most consistent batters for team New Zealand, and in order to tackle Aussies, his good contribution will be required.
Adam Zampa: Zampa has turned into a mystery spinner despite the simple approach to bowl, he managed to trap batters.
Mitchell Starc: Starc is one of the best bowlers in the world currently, and the pitch favours his style of bowling during the initial overs of the game. His ability to swing away the ball will help his side.
Both teams’ prowess solid players in all departments of the game, but the kiwis still need to play their best game in order to beat the in-from Australia though despite playing at their home surface.
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