NZ vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 3rd T20I

Australia have been completely dominating the series so far.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 25 Feb 2024, 09:00 IST

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Preview

New Zealand will be up against Australia in the 3rd T20I of the Australia tour of New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on February 25. Australia has bossed the proceedings so far with two wins in a row and they have already won this series. They would be looking for another win and a clean sweep of the Kiwis.
The last game between the two sides which was the first game of the series was held at the same venue where New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl. With a new opening pair, Australia started explosively as Head went berserk. The second partnership was probably the best one after Smith was sent back by Ferguson. However, once the partnership broke, they kept losing wickets regularly and were not able to form partnerships. After Head’s 45, Cummins’ 28 came in handy as they were bowled out for 174.
A good total awaited the New Zealand team but due to an unfortunate incident Devon Conway got hurt during the match and had to be kept absent hurt. This was a big blow to the Kiwis as they struggled to keep going. Their entire top-order could have scores in single digits only but it was Glenn Phillips who came to bat at four and anchored the innings for a while. He did not receive much help from the other end as batters kept coming and going away. Within no time, the New Zealand team was bowled out for 102 losing the game by 72 runs.

Match Information

New Zealand vs Australia, 3rd T20I

Australia tour of New Zealand, 25 Feb 2024, Sun, 5:30 AM IST ,Eden Park, Auckland

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Weather Report

Eden Park, Auckland

Clouds

15.5°C

79% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
L
W
W
L

Australia

W
W
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Travis Head

AUS - bat

102 Runs

3 Matches

2

Cameron Green

AUS - all

238 Runs

2 Matches

101 Runs

3 Matches

145 Runs

2 Matches

5

98 Runs

2 Matches

6

Alex Carey

AUS - wk

125 Runs

2 Matches

1

Matthew Short

AUS - all

245.45

2 Matches

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

114.77

2 Matches

3

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

212.50

3 Matches

4

Tim Southee

NZ - bowl

97.14

2 Matches

194.29

1 Match

87.50

2 Matches

1

5 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

17 Wkts

2 Matches

5 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Nathan Lyon

AUS - bowl

13 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

5 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

10 Wkts

2 Matches

1

4.47

2 Matches

2.61

2 Matches

3

Spencer Johnson

AUS - bowl

5.00

1 Match

2.81

1 Match

5

Nathan Ellis

AUS - bowl

5.40

2 Matches

6

Travis Head

AUS - bat

2.83

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, WA Young, Glenn Phillips (wk), MS Chapman, JA Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (C), AF Milne, Trent Boult, LH Ferguson, Ben Sears

Bench : Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, MJ Henry

Australia

TM Head, Steve Smith, MR Marsh (C), GJ Maxwell, JP Inglis, MS Wade (wk), Tim David, Mitchell Starc, A Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Pat Cummins

Bench : MW Short, Josh Hazlewood, David Warner, SH Johnson, AM Hardie

Injury and availability news

David Warner and Devon Conway have been ruled out of this game. Rachin Ravindra might not feature in this match either.

Pitch Report

The track at Eden Park in Auckland is expected to be helpful to the batters in nature. Pacers can extract good help from the pitch initially with some seam and swing movement. Batters can exploit the short nature of the boundary and score heavily. Teams prefer to bowl here after winning the toss with the average first innings score being 158.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

158

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Mitchell Marsh AUS | ALL

Marsh has been brilliant from both ends of the game amassing 98 runs and scalping two wickets. He would be a smart choice for captaincy roles.

8.5
C

Lockie Ferguson NZ | BOWL

Ferguson bowled the best spell of the series in the last game which made him the highest wicket-taker so far here. He has picked up five wickets in just two games.

7
C

Glenn Phillips NZ | WK

With Devon Conway out of the picture, Rachin would surely come back to the team. He was sensational in the last game he played and would be expected to do the same again.

7.5

Mitchell Santner NZ | ALL

Although Santner has not been able to get his team runs with the bat, he has been the most consistent bowler. He has scalped away four wickets with an economy of 9.63.

9

Adam Zampa AUS | BOWL

After Zampa was smashed for runs in the first game, made a brilliant comeback in the last game. He picked up four wickets in the spell and simply won the game for his team.

8.5

Travis Head AUS | BAT

Head produced yet another fantastic knock with the bat in the previous match. He has smashed 69 runs at a strike rate of 186.49 in these two games.

7

Glenn Phillips NZ | WK

When none of the Kiwi batters could get going in the last match, Phillips did the work for them. He played a sensible innings of 42 runs.

8.5

Pat Cummins AUS | BOWL

Cummins has well established himself as an all-rounder in the white ball formats. He has scored 28 runs while has scalped two wickets in these matches too.

7

Tim David AUS | BAT

David is a fantastic finisher of the game and he has been splendid with his work. He has smashed 48 runs at a strike rate of 165.52 in the series.

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7.5

Mark Chapman

NZ | ALL

Chapman has not been able to make his mark so far in the series. He should not find a place in the team.

8.5

Steve Smith

AUS | BAT

Smith could not do much playing the last game. He can be kept out of your fantasy team.

Last Updated On - Feb 25 2024 9:00 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

AUS

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12/100

Head To Head
Finn Allen

8

Glenn Phillips

7

Mitchell Marsh
C

8

Travis Head

8.5

David Warner

9

Tim David

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Lockie Ferguson
VC

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

Pat Cummins

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

4 : 7

AUS

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10.5/100

Grand League
Josh Inglis

9

Glenn Phillips

7

Mitchell Marsh
VC

8

Travis Head

8.5

David Warner

9

Tim David

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Rachin Ravindra

7

Lockie Ferguson
C

8.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Adam Zampa

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Finn Allen

8

Glenn Phillips

7

Mitchell Marsh

8

Travis Head

8.5

Tim David

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Glenn Maxwell

9

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Adam Zampa
VC

9

Pat Cummins

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

AUS

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12/100

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Finn Allen

8

Glenn Phillips

7

Mitchell Marsh

8

Travis Head

8.5

Tim David

7

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Rachin Ravindra
C

7

Glenn Maxwell

9

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Adam Zampa
VC

9

Pat Cummins

8.5

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