Australia Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd T20I, Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 04 Oct 2025, 08:00 AM
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New Zealand will face Australia in the third of the three-match T20I series. This article provides details about Australia's Playing 11 vs New Zealand for the third match of the series.
Australia Playing XI vs New Zealand- 3rd T20I, Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head
Kangaroos would hope to keep the winning momentum going when they take on New Zealand in the third and final T20I at Bay Oval.
The Mitchell Marsh-led side is currently on a run of wins against West Indies and South Africa in the last couple of T20I series that Australia has played, courtesy of a complete performance in all three departments of the game.
The Aussies would want to keep up the good work against the home side, New Zealand, who have lost four of the last five completed T20Is against the 2021 T20 World Cup champions.
Australia would bank on their batters to come good once again, like they did in the first T20I against the same opposition while chasing a decent target of 182 runs.
The pair of Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head made the chase look easy with some aggressive batting at the top of the order and would wish to replicate the same performance u the final outing.
Mitchell Marsh, in particular, would be itching to step in the field to play in his merry way and get the opposition bowlers under pressure.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Matthew Short, Tim David, Alex Carey (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen
The opening duo will be followed by the likes of Matthew Short, Tim David, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, and Mitchell Owen, who will form the middle order.
We might see a shuffle in the batting order with all-rounders like Mitchell Owen and Marcus Stonis, to give every batter time in the middle, which hasn't been the case in the recent past.
The reason is that the bulk of the team runs have been scored by the top three batters, as was the case in the first T20I as well.
Australia would want every batter to play their natural game, which is to take on the bowlers and hit the maximum number of sixes, which the format demands.
Bowlers: Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
The Kangaroos are expected to stick with the same bowling combination of four specialist fast bowlers, a plan that has worked for them for the last few years.
The four bowlers who are predicted to take the field are Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
The trio of the three fast bowlers Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, and Josh Hazlewood would look to take full advantage of the help that the wicket will provide in the first few overs with the new ball.
As far as the spin bowling department is concerned, it will be handled by Adam Zampa, who will also act as the fourth bowler, with Matthew Short and Marcus Stoinis fulfilling their role as the fifth bowler.
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