February 25, 2024
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10.44amTeams: Smith’s last crack at securing World Cup spot10.36amToss: NZ bowl first with rain hanging around10.31amPoll: Who wins at Eden Park?10.31amWelcome to the third and final T20
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Toss: NZ bowl first with rain hanging around
Matthew Wade is Australia’s stand-in captain for Mitch Marsh and New Zealand has won the toss, opting to bowl given some dicey weather around Auckland today.
Wade says the Australians would have bowled first as well. Covers have been pulled off and players are warming up. We might get some interruptions due to rain throughout today, hence both teams being keen to bowl.
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10.44am
Teams: Smith’s last crack at securing World Cup spot
Steve Smith gets another crack for Australia at the top of the order in place of David Warner (groin soreness). This is Australia’s last T20 before the World Cup in June. Smith is surely on the plane, but probably not in the first-choice XI, a big innings here could change that.
Big day for Steve Smith.Credit: Getty
Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins also get a rest, bringing Spencer Johnson into the side. Mitchell Starc also comes in as Matthew Short replaces Mitch Marsh at No.3.
Australian XI: 1 Steve Smith, 2 Travis Head, 3 Matt Short, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Josh Inglis, 6 Tim David, 7 Matthew Wade (captain, wk), 8 Mitch Starc, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Spencer Johnson
New Zealand XI: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Will Young, 3 Tim Seifert (wk), 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Josh Clarkson, 7 Mitch Santner (captain), 8 Adam Milne, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Ben Sears.
Changes aplenty for the Kiwis too. Devon Conway has a thumb injury that’s threatening his spot in Thursday’s Test, while Rachin Ravindra has also been kept in cotton wool for that game. Tim Seifert is back into the side with the gloves as cover for Conway.
10.36am
Toss: NZ bowl first with rain hanging around
Matthew Wade is Australia’s stand-in captain for Mitch Marsh and New Zealand has won the toss, opting to bowl given some dicey weather around Auckland today.
Wade says the Australians would have bowled first as well. Covers have been pulled off and players are warming up. We might get some interruptions due to rain throughout today, hence both teams being keen to bowl.
10.33am
Watch: Wade’s stunner from the last clash
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10.31am
Poll: Who wins at Eden Park?
10.31am
Welcome to the third and final T20
Morning, or kia ora as they say in the local tongue,
We’ve got the final T20 of a compelling series for you today, and Australia are gunning for 3-0 at Eden Park, arguably the friendliest batting ground in all the lands.
David Warner won’t play today, he’s been ruled out with a dodgy groin, and this is Australia’s last hit-out before Thursday’s first Test against New Zealand in Wellington. We’ll have the first ball at 11am AEDT, the toss and confirmed teams 15 minutes or so before.
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