NZ vs AUS: New Zealand’s Predicted Playing XI Against Australia – ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Final

Updated - 14 Nov 2021, 08:47 AM

New Zealand Team
New Zealand Team (Credits: Twitter)

New Zealand and Australia are the finalists of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and will lock horns for the title. The NZ vs AUS final game will take place on November 14 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Australia were part of group 1 during the super 12 round. They finished on the 2nd spot in the points table after winning 4 games and losing 1.

Later, Australia defeated Pakistan in the semi-final by 5 wickets. New Zealand were part of group 2 during super 12 round. With 8 points, they secured 2nd spot in the points table and reached the semi-final, where they defeated England by 5 wickets. Ahead of NZ vs AUS finale clash of ICC T20 World Cup 2021, we take a look at New Zealand’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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NZ vs AUS: New Zealand’s Predicted Playing XI Against Australia – ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Final

Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill, T20 World Cup 2021
Martin Guptill. (Photo: Twitter)

Martin Guptill will be the opener for the team in the final. Guptill is the second-highest run-getter for the team in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. In 6 games, he has piled up 180 runs at an average of 30.0 and strike rate of 131+. He also slammed a 93-run knock in one game.

Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell
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Daryl Mitchell will be the other opener for New Zealand in the final. In the last game, he played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 72 runs for the team. He has scored 197 runs in 6 innings at an average of 39.40 and strike rate of 140+. He is also the highest run-scorer for the team in the tournament.

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Kane Williamson (C)

Kane Williamson, T20 World Cup 2021
Kane Williamson (Image Credit: Twitter)

Kane Williamson is the skipper of New Zealand in the tournament and will lead the team in the final as well. He has done a nice job in leading the team. With the bat, the right-handed batsman has scored 131 runs in 6 matches at an average of 32.75. He slammed an unbeaten knock of 40 in one game.

Tim Seifert (WK)

Tim Seifert
Tim Seifert (Image Credit: Twitter)

Since Devon Conway got injured in the last game, Tim Seifert will be the wicketkeeper for the team in the final. Tim Seifert played in the opening game for New Zealand in which he scored 8 runs. Later, he was dropped from the rest games. In the final, he will look to score a good knock with the bat.

Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips, T20 World Cup 2021
Glenn Phillips[photo: Twitter]
Glenn Phillips will be another player in the playing XI. In 4 innings so far, he has scored 87 runs at an average of 29.0 and strike rate of 112.98. In one game, he played a crucial knock of unbeaten 39 runs for the team.

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James Neesham

James Neesham
James Neesham (Image Credit: Twitter)

James Neesham played a great cameo in the semi-final game, which helped New Zealand during the chase. Neesham played a quickfire knock of 27 runs off 11 balls. In 4 innings so far, he has scored 73 runs at an average of 36.50 and strike rate of 173+. His highest knock in the tournament so far is unbeaten 35 runs.

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Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner
Mitchell Santner. Image-Twitter

Mitchell Santner will be the all-rounder for New Zealand in the final of T20 World Cup 2021. In 6 matches so far, Santner has picked 2 wickets. He has bowled at a good economy of just 6.63. In 3 innings, he has scored 9 runs while remaining not-out in 2 games.

Adam Milne

Adam Milne
Adam Milne. Image Credits: Twitter

Adam Milne will be one pacer for the team in the final against Australia. Milne got an opportunity to be part of the playing XI after Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. In 5 matches so far, Milne has picked 3 wickets at an average of 46.33 and economy of 6.95.

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Tim Southee

Tim Southee, New Zealand Bowler
Tim Southee (Image Credit: Twitter)

Tim Southee will be another pacer in the team. In 6 matches so far, he has picked 8 wickets at an average of 17.25 and economy of 5.75. Southee has done a fabulous job for the team in bowling. He also has the lowest economy than all the other bowlers of the team.

Trent Boult

Trent Boult
Trent Boult (Image Credit: Twitter)

Trent Boult will be another pacer for New Zealand in the final. Boult is the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament. He has scalped 11 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 14.09 and economy of 6.54. Boult has done a fabulous job so far and will look to keep up with his excellence in the final too.

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Ish Sodhi

Ish Sodhi
Ish Sodhi (Image Credit: Getty)

Ish Sodhi will be the spinner for the team in the final. Sodhi has done a commendable job for the team in the spin department. In 6 matches, he has picked 9 wickets at an average of 17.11 and economy of 7.33. He is the second-highest wicket-taker for the team currently.

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