The most anticipated match will take place when neighbours Australia and New Zealand face each other at Dharamshala on 28 October 2023. It promises to be an exciting match as the Australian team won three successive matches in a row while New Zealand lost their only encounter in the tournament so far.
The Australian team produced a dominating performance as they crushed the Netherlands by 309 runs. After opting to bat first, Warner, Smith, Labuschagne and Maxwell’s contributions helped them to post 399 for 5 and then bowled out Netherlands for just 90 runs.
On the other hand, New Zealand suffered their first loss against India at the same venue. Despite Rachin Ravindra’s and Mitchell’s partnership, they could only muster 273. It was a good bowling effort but they lost by 4 wickets with 2 overs to spare.
Australia consolidated their 4th spot with a big win over the Netherlands while New Zealand slipped down to number 3rd after South Africa’s massive win against Bangladesh. Travis Head will be included in the playing XI as Marnus Labuschagne would be excluded.
Match Details
Details– Australia vs New Zealand, Match 27, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Venue– HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
Date and Time– 28th October, 10.30 AM IST
Head-to-Head Record
Australia and New Zealand played a total of 141 ODI matches between them with Aussies winning 95 while New Zealand won only 39, 7 no-result, and 0 tied. The last time these two teams met in an ODI match was in September 2022 where Australia defeated New Zealand by 25 runs.
Since the 1987 World Cup, Australia and New Zealand played a total of 11 times with the Aussies winning 8 times while Kiwis won on 3 occasions. The last time these two teams met in World Cup history was during the 2019 edition where Australia defeated New Zealand by 86 runs despite Trent Boult’s hat trick.
Pitch Report
The pitch used for the match between India and New Zealand had some seam movement initially before Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell put up a brilliant partnership for the 3rd wicket.
This will be the second-day match at this venue. It promises to be an exciting encounter between two top-quality teams in this competition. The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first, putting on total and then making sure that they defend the total.
Australia (Aus) vs New Zealand (NZ)- Predicted Playing XI
Australia
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis/Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C, WK), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santer, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Fantasy Selection- Aus vs NZ
Team 1– David Warner (C), Devon Conway, Steve Smith, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Phillips, Cameron Green, Mitchell Santer (VC), Mitchell Starc, Matt Henry, Josh Hazlewood.
Team 2– Travis Head, Will Young, Mitchell Marsh (C), Daryl Mitchell, Josh Inglis, Tom Latham (VC), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Santer, Pat Cummins, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa.
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