AUS vs NZ Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12, Group 1, Match 13

Published - 22 Oct 2022, 01:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM

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The SCG will be the venue that will host the first Super 12 game in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 between Australia and New Zealand on October 22. The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final will be played on November 13. The AUS vs NZ rivalry will once again resume in the ICC mega event.

Australia are the host of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Hence, all the matches will take place at different stadiums spread across Australia. The Aussies are also the defending champions of the tournament who defeated New Zealand in the last year’s T20 World Cup final.

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Australia and New Zealand played an ODI series just before the T20 World Cup. The Aussie won the series 3-0. Heading into the T20 World Cup, the side is struggling with form fitness issues of a few key players. Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and David Warner are the players in question. As per reports, Warner is fit and expected to play the first game against the Kiwis.

Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh
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“I think he would definitely be right for New Zealand. I’m not sure about the warm-up game against India. I think he was okay the day after he hit his head and then the following day, his neck got really sore and stiff. We’ll wait and see what it’s like. If he’s fit he’ll play. If he’s still a little bit sore, we’d err on the side of caution. I think when you’ve got experienced players who know what they need to do to be ready for a tournament, you’re not too concerned whether they play that game or not” said Finch.

New Zealand Cricket Team
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New Zealand, on the other hand, lost their warm-up game against the Proteas. Their second warm-up game against India was washed out due to rain. They need their big-match players to step up if they are to win against the defending champions.

AUS vs NZ Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12, Group 1, Match 13

Sydney-Cricket-Ground. Photo- Twitter
Sydney-Cricket-Ground. Photo- Twitter

There has been a fair bit of rain in Australia at the moment. The warm-up game between India and New Zealand at The Gabba was washed out due to rain. A few other games too were abandoned due to rain. The weather is expected to get better as the tournament progresses. The AUS vs NZ game starts at 12.30 pm IST which is 6 pm local time. There is rain expected in the morning and the afternoon. The temperature in the evening is expected to be around 21 degrees. There is good cloud cover expected.

As far as the pitch is concerned, SCG has one of the best batting stripes in Australia. There is true pace and bounce, especially in white-ball games. A score between 170-180 can be expected from the team batting first.

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