Australia tour of new zealand

2024.02.20

The rivals will play in front of a sell-out crowd in Wellington on Wednesday, with games in Auckland on Friday and Sunday, as the World Cup draws near in June.

A full-strength Australia will face his “underdogs,” New Zealand, in a three-match Twenty20 home series, captain Mitchell Santner promised on Tuesday.

The rivals will play in front of a sell-out crowd in Wellington on Wednesday, with games in Auckland on Friday and Sunday, as the World Cup draws near in June.

In October 2022, New Zealand won their final World Cup match in the shortest format, by an innings of 89 runs in Sydney. However, Australia has since won the 50-over World Cup and recently defeated the West Indies 2-1 in a Twenty20 series.

Reporters were informed by Santner, “We are probably the underdogs, but we are used to that tag and don’t think much of it.”

“When the Australians visit, it’s usually a really fun time. They are undoubtedly among the greatest in the world, and you should always push yourself against them.

Three years ago, the Black Caps and Australia faced off in a T20 series, which the hosts New Zealand won 3-2.

It’s unique, Santner said. “The trans-Tasman clash is always fun, even though we probably don’t play Australia as much as we probably should.”

The all-rounder said, “Looking at their squad right now, they’re a very, very good team with all bases covered.”

“We just need to follow our plan and do what we do best.”

With Mitchell Marsh at the helm, the visitors are fully committed.

Australia’s all-time top scorer in men’s Twenty20 cricket is 54 runs away from surpassing former captain Aaron Finch, thanks to the recent retirement of David Warner from Test cricket.

Renowned batsman Kane Williamson has been rested by New Zealand, but they have strengthened their attack with veteran seamer Trent Boult.

Santner stated of the Australians, “We know how good they’re going to be and how explosive their team is.”

Thus, for us, the key is to just stay put as long as we can and see what transpires.

“After putting up a strong fight in this series, we can look forward.”

Two Tests come after the T20 series.

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