Squads –
NZ –
Kane Williamson (c), Hamish Bennett, Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Finn Allen
AUS –
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, D’Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
Team News –
NZ –
– The No 6 ranked T20 team will start their 5 match series against Australia. New Zealand have gone with a full strength T20 squad for this series led by Kane Williamson.
– Martin Guptill will undergo a fitness tesy before the game. Super Smash highest scorer Finn Allen have been added as his backup.
– Martin Guptill/Finn Allen and Tim Siefert will open for New Zealand. Siefert has been in superb form from last 6 months and will look to continue the same.
– Consistent Kane will bat at 1 down. Kane is no doubt one of the best white ball Batsman but has struggled against Australia with Average of just 10 in 4 innings.
– Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips will bat in middle. Conway has emerged as a attacking middle order option for NZ from the windies series. He was 2nd highest scorer in the Super Smash league 2021.
– Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner and Kyle Jamieson will bat next. All three will be crusial with both bat and bowl.
– Santner and Ish Sodhi will be the spin options for New Zealand.
– Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson and Jimmy Neesham will handle the pace attack.
AUS –
– Australia will be without a handful of their big names, including the likes of Mitch Starc, David Warner, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith this T20 series.
– They have added BBL superstar Josh Philippe this series who has the highest aggregate from last 2 seasons. Australia have also added IPL auction Stars Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith in their 18 member squad.
– Aaron Finch and Josh Philippe will open for Australia. Finch is going through a very bad patch 1st in the IPL and now in the BBL while his partner Phillipe is going through a golden patch scoring 512 runs this season.
– Matthew Wade will likely bat 1 down. Wade opened against India and scored 2 50+ scores.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis. Maxwell is not someone to introduce. He can really change gears in no time. Stoinis will most likely not bowl.
– Mitchell Marsh/Ashton Turner will bat next followed by Ashton Agar. Ben McDermott can also get a game looking towards his recent BBL form.
– Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar will lead the spin section and will be assisted by Glenn Maxwell.
– Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson and Andrew Tye will lead the pace attack. Mitchell Marsh can assist them with 1/2 overs.
Probable XI –
NZ –
Martin Guptill/Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett/Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
AUS –
Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe, Matthew Wade(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh/Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye
Pitch Report –
Hayley Oval, Christchurch
Christchurch has overall being a neutral venue with an average score of 163 in the Super Smash recently.
Head to Head –
Total Matches : 9
Aus Won : 7
NZ Won : 2
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Tim Siefert ( Open + wk, RHB, red hot form, 169 runs last Series against Pak + 281 runs in 10 super Smash games, Must have)
Matthew Wade( Open/1 down, LHB, attacks from word go, 165 runs in 3 games against India series )
Josh Philippe ( Open/1 down, RHB, one of the best talents in Australia, 508 runs this BBL, Must have)
Finn Allen ( Opener, RHB, highest scorer with 512 runs with a SR of 193 this Super Smash , Must have if plays )
BAT –
Kane Williamson ( 1 down, RHB, just 42 runs in 4 games against Aus, still Must have )
Aaron Finch ( Open, RHB, among top t20 batters but very much out of form, 54 runs in 2 games against NZ )
Martin Guptill ( Open, RHB , very experienced, Averages 32 against Australia in t20s )
Marcus Stoinis ( Middle order, RHB + medium pace, 398 runs this BBL, bowling very less nowadays )
Glenn Phillips ( 3 down , RHB, century against WI recently, will not be much useful in SL, Must if opens )
Devon Conway ( 2 down, LHB, scored 435 runs in just 10 games in super Smash 2021 with a SR of 138 , Must have)
Mitchell Marsh ( Middle/lower order, RHB + Medium pacer, 315 runs with a SR of 147 this BBL)
Ben McDermott ( Middle order, RHB, terrific BBL form with 402 runs in 12 innings, Must try in GL if plays )
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down, RHB + off spin, SR of 152 in t20s, 379 runs + 9 Wickets this BBL, Must have , C/VC )
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order, LHB + Right Arm medium fast, teams 6th bowling option, 89 runs + 12 Wickets in Super Smash 2021)
M Santner ( Slow left arm + goof hitter down the order, 3 Wickets in 3 games against Aus)
Ashton Agar( Slow left arm, very underrated but a Wicket taking option)
BOWL –
Trent Boult ( Left arm fast, among top 5 t20 bowlers, 3 Wickets in 3 games against Aus, 24 Wickets this IPL, Must have)
Jhye Richardson ( Right Arm fast, red hot BBL form with 29 Wickets, Must have)
Adam Zampa( Leggie, one of the best t20 bowlers around, 19 BBL Wickets this season, Must have)
Tim Southee( Right Arm medium, known for his swing, 3 Wickets in 5 games against Aus , 9 Wickets in Super Smash 2021)
Kyle Jamieson( Right Arm medium fast + big hitter of the ball, 54 t20 Wickets with an eco just under 8, Must have)
Kane Richardson ( Right Arm medium, known for his death bowling, 15 Wickets this BBL in 11 games )
Andrew Tye ( Right Arm medium fast, very experienced with 212 t20 Wickets, 21 this BBL, 8 Wickets in 3 games against NZ, death over specialist)
Ish Sodhi( Leggie, very experienced with 175 t20 Wickets, punt pick )
Riley Meredith ( Right Arm fast, bowls easily 145+, has a bowling SR of 10.3 with the New ball, Must GL pick )
C/VC –
NZ –
Tim Siefert
Kane Williamson
Martin Guptill
Kyle Jamieson/Finn Allen (GL)
AUS –
Aaron Finch
Glenn Maxwell
Josh Philippe
