Australia is hoping to complete a clean sweep of New Zealand when they resume hostilities in the Third T20 international in Auckland.
Australia dominated the second match to wrap up the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a 72-run win.
Sunday’s final white-ball game of the Tour will be Australia’s final T20 before this year’s World Cup.
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10.45am — Australia makes big selection call
Captain Mitchell Marsh has been rested from Australia’s final T20 with New Zealand.
Steve Smith has been called in and will open the batting with Travis Head.
Marsh’s departure means Matt Short will get a chance to bat at No. 3.
Matt Wade is captaining the team.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
10am — Warner skips series finale
David Warner has been ruled out of the final T20I.
Cricket Australia made the surprise announcement on Saturday night.
The 37-year-old was also left out of Australia’s XI for the second match of the series.
It was always planned that he would return to Australia after the Third T20.
It means the retiring Warner will never play in New Zealand again and he will have already played his final international game if he is overlooked for Australia’s World Cup squad.
“Warner will require a brief recovery period which is not expected to affect his availability for the upcoming Indian Premier League leading into to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup,” CA said in a statement.
The setback means Steve Smith looks likely to keep his place in the starting XI.
9am – ‘S***house New Zealand torched
New Zealand were embarrassed on home soil and Friday and the reaction was not kind.
The Kiwis fell to 4/29 and it was Adam Zampa who did the damage, finishing with 4/34.
Kiwi fans were not happy by the result.
“This nz side gives me early 90’s vibes. Absolute s***house,” one wrote on X.
Another added: “Bowling has been superb but once again NZ caused their own downfall when momentum completely changed when they should’ve had Cummins out if not for field placing error.”
Another said: “Blackcaps all over the place.”
