NZ vs AUS Match Preview- 1st T20I, Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 01 Oct 2025, 08:00 AM
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New Zealand will be up against Australia in the first of the three-match T20I series. The NZ vs AUS Match Preview provides today's match details for the first T20I of the Australia tour of New Zealand 2025.
NZ vs AUS Match Preview- 1st T20I, Australia Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Date and Venue:
The NZ vs AUS match will be played on October 1 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The game will start at 11:40 AM IST.
Squads:
New Zealand
Michael Bracewell (c), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
NZ vs AUS Key battles:
Devon Conway vs Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand opener Devon Conway would like to have a solid start to the 2025-26 home season to gain confidence for the matches to come
Conway will have to tackle the bowling of Josh Hazlewood, who has been in good form since making a comeback in international cricket a few months ago.
Rachin Ravindra vs Adam Zampa
Rachin Ravindra, who is yet to prove his credentials as a batter in T20 cricket, will take the series as an opportunity to do so.
Ravindra will go head-to-head against Adam Zampa, who will look to get the better of Ravindra in the middle overs.
Mitchell Marsh vs Matt Henry
The Australian captain would like to get the team off to a strong start in the first six overs by playing his natural game, which is to take on the bowlers right from the first ball.
Marsh will be up against Matt Henry, who is now the senior bowler in New Zealand's bowling attack and would hope to deliver a complete performance.
Tim David vs Michael Bracewell
Tim David, who has been in magnificent form for Australia in the recent past, would want to keep up the good work in the first outing against New Zealand.
David will face the challenge of New Zealand's captain for this particular series, Michael Bracewell, who will have to control things for his team in the middle overs and lead from the front by doing so.
NZ vs AUS Key Players:
NZ- Devon Conway, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry
AUS- Mitchell Marsh, Tim David, Mitch Owen, Sean Abbott, Josh Hazlewood
NZ vs AUS Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Mount Maunganui with a maximum temperature of 17°C and a minimum of 10°C.
Conclusion
The home side, New Zealand, would aim to get rid of Australia in the first match and break the string of losses against them in T20I cricket.
As far as Australia is concerned, the team would like to continue the good form and start the series against New Zealand with a win.
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