NZ vs AUS Match Prediction: Who Will Win the 1st T20I? Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 01 Oct 2025, 08:00 AM

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New Zealand will take on Australia in the first of the three-match T20I series. This article will provide you with NZ vs AUS Match Prediction, Toss Prediction, Score Prediction, Best Batter Prediction, and Best Bowler Prediction for the 1st T20I 2025.
NZ vs AUS Match Prediction: Who Will Win the 1st T20I? Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Match Details
Match: New Zealand vs Australia 1st T20I
Date: October 1, 2025
Time: 11:40 AM IST
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Live streaming: Amazon Prime Video, Sony Liv
Live broadcast: Sony Sports
NZ vs AUS Match Prediction—Head-to-Head Record
New Zealand and Australia have gone head-to-head in 19 T20I matches so far, with the Aussies having the upper hand.
Australia has won 13 of the 19 matches that they have played against New Zealand in this format of the game.
New Zealand, on the other hand, has got the better of Australia on six occasions and would want to register its seventh win in the upcoming game.
Total Matches Played: 19
NZ won: 06
AUS Won: 13
No Result: 00
NZ vs AUS Pitch Report & Conditions
The pitch at the Bay Oval is expected to be good for batting with a bit of help for the bowlers when the ball is new.
Winning the toss and batting first should be the way to go in the first match between New Zealand and Australia.
Weather Report
There is no chance of rain during the match. The temperature is expected to be a high of 17 degrees and a low of 10 degrees.
NZ vs AUS Match Prediction- Probable XIs
New Zealand Playing 11:
Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Michael Bracewell (c), Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears
Australia Playing 11:
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Form and Fitness
There are no form and fitness concerns in the first T20I.
NZ vs AUS Score Prediction
A score of more than 200 runs is what the team that bats first in the T20I should look to post on the board.
A total of 200-210, to be precise, can prove to be a winning total at a ground which is small in size.
Players to Perform Prediction
NZ- Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry
AUS- Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Mitch Owen, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood
Best Batsman Prediction
Who will score the most runs for NZ in the match: Devon Conway or Tim Seifert
Who will score the most runs for AUS in the match: Mitchell Marsh or Tim David
Best Bowler Prediction
Who will pick the most wickets for NZ in the match: Kyle Jamieson or Matt Henry
Who will pick the most wickets for AUS in the match: Sean Abbott or Josh Hazlewood
Conclusion: Who will win the match?
New Zealand will start the match as the favorite and is expected to win the match.
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