VENUE, DATE, TIME AND WEATHER:-
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.
March 13, Friday at 09:00 AM IST.
| NO CHANCES OF RAIN.
PITCH REPORT:-
The SCG pitch is probably one of the flattest wickets in Australia. For any visiting team, this pitch is a good opportunity to start off the series. The pace and bounce on the surface is expected to be there as any other Aussie pitch. The side which wins the toss is likely to opt to bat first as putting a huge score is the go-to option on this pitch.
Average 1st Inns scores – 319 (Last five ODIs played at the venue)
Record of teams chasing- Won – 1; Lost – 4
Highest Total:
408/5 (50 Ov) by RSA vs WI
Lowest Total:
63/10 (25.5 Ov) by IND vs AUS
Highest Chased:
334/8 (49.2 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
Lowest Defended:
101/9 (30 Ov) by AUS vs WI
LAST 3 COMPLETED GAMES:-
January 12, 2019: Australia (288/5 in 50 overs) defeated India (254/9 in 50 overs) by 34 runs.
January 21, 2018: England (302/6 in 50 overs) defeated Australia (286/6 in 50 overs) by 16 runs.
January 22, 2017: Australia (353/6 in 50 overs) defeated Pakistan (267/10 in 43.5 overs) by 86 runs.
TEAM NEWS:-
AUS:-
Aaron Finch, David Warner will open the innings.
Steve Smith will bat at 1st down.
Marnus Labuschagne, D’Arcy Short will bat at 2nd and 3rd down respectively.
Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey will do late hitting duty.
Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood will handle the bowling department.
NZ:-
M Guptill, H Nicholls will open the innings.
K Williamson, R Taylor, T Latham will handle the middle order duty
J Neesham, C D Grandhomme will do the late hitting duty.
M Santner, T Southee, L Ferguson, T Boult will handle the bowling department.
SQUAD:-
AUSTRALIA SQUAD:-
Aaron Finch(C), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, D’Arcy Short, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Wade.
NEW ZEALAND SQUAD:-
Kane Williamson(C), Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Tom Blundell, Matt Henry.
AUS VS NZ PROBABLE PLAYING11 AND PERFORMANCE(RECENT FIRST):-
AUSTRALIA —-
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Aaron Finch- 22 (OVER-2,W-0), 69, 10, 19 (OVER-1,W-0), 33, 110, 0, 3, 8.
David Warner- 4, 35, 25, 3, 15, 128, 9, 122, 16..
Steve Smith- 20, 13, 76, 13, 98, DNB, 85, 7, 5.
Marnus Labuschagne- 108, 0 (OVER-1,W-0), 41, 54 (OVER-1,W-0), 46 (OVER-2,W-0), DNB,
D’Arcy Short- 36 (OVER-3,W-0), 69, 18 (OVER-5,W-0), DNP, DNP, 0, 47*, 15 (OVER-1,W-0).
Mitchell Marsh- 32 (OVER-1.3,W-0), 36 (OVER-9,W-0), 16 (OVER-5,W-0)
Alex Carey – 0, 21, 5, 35, 18, DNB, 46, 85, 71.
Pat Cummins- DNP, 6 (OVER-10,W-1), 6 (OVER-10,W-3), 0 (OVER-7,W-0), 0 (OVER-10,W-0), DNB (OVER-10,W-2), 6 (OVER-7,W-1), 9 (OVER-9,W-1), 23* (OVER-6,W-1).
Mitchell Starc- DNP, 3 (OVER9.3,W-1), 5 (OVER-10,W-2), 0 (OVER-9,W-0), 6 (OVER-10,W-0), DNB (OVER-10,W-3), 29 (OVER-9,W-1), 16 (OVER-9,W-2), 0 (OVER-9.4,W-5).
Adam Zampa- DNB (OVER-10,W-1), 3* (OVER-10,W-2), 7* (Over-10,w-0), 1 (OVER-10,W-1), 6 (OVER-10,W-3), DNB (OVER-10,W-1), DNB (OVER-9,W-1), 1 (OVER-6,W-0), 0* (OVER-10,W-1).
Josh Hazlewood- DNB (OVER-10,W-2), 1 (OVER-10,W-1), 1* (OVER-9.3,W-1), DNP, 0* (OVER-10,W-1), 10* (OVER-10,W-2), 6* (OVER-8,W-0).
BENCH
J Richardson-24* (OVER-10,W-0), DNB (OVER-5,W-2), DNB (OVER-8,W-1), 29 (OVER-10,W-2)
Kane Richardson- 0* (OVER-9,W-1), DNP, 24* (OVER-10,W-2), DNB (OVER-9.1,W-2), DNP, DNB (OVER-9,W-3), 1* (OVER-8.4,W-2), 5* (OVER-10,W-1).
Ashton Agar- 9 (OVER-9,W-0), 11* (OVER-10,W-1), 25 (OVER-8W-0), DNB (OVER-10,W-1)0 (OVER-10,W-1), 19 (OVER-8,W-2) 25 (OVER-10,W-1).
Peter Handscomb- DNP, DNP, 4, 8, 7.
Ashton Turner- 4, 13, DNB, 20, 84*, 21.
NEW ZEALAND —-
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
M Guptill- 66, 79, 32
H Nicholls- 80, 41, 78
K Williamson- 22, 30 (OVER-7,W-1), 67 (OVER-8,W-1)
R Taylor- 12, 73*, 109*
T Latham- 32*, 7, 69
J Neesham- 19 (OVER-8,W-1), 3 (OVER-9.3,W-1), 9 (OVER-8,W-0)
C D Grandhomme- 58* (OVER-3,W-0), 5 (OVER-10,W-2), 1 (OVER-8,W-1)
M Santner- DNB (OVER-10,W-0), 12 (OVER-10,W-0), 5* (OVER-3,W-0)
T Southee- DNB (OVER-9,W-0), 3 (OVER-10,W-2), DNB (OVER-10,W-2)
L Ferguson- DNB (OVER-10,W-3), DNB (OVER-10,W-1), 0 (OVER-10,W-2)
T Boult- 1* (OVER-10,W-0), 3* (OVER-10,W-2), 4 (OVER-10,W-2)
Dream11 Small League Team:-
Dream11 Grand League Team:-