Our recommended Captain and Vice Captain picks for NZ vs AUS
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen and keepers for NZ vs AUS
Kane Williamson has scores of 79*, 34*, 1, 57*, 67 and 50* in his last 6 T20 matches
Aaron Finch had a sorry Big Bash season recently but his scores in his last 6 T20Is read 0, 35, 39, 40, 46 & 55
Devon Conway can be a great pick if he plays in the XI as he has scores of 93*, 91*, 69* and 50 in his last 4 T20 matches
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders for NZ vs AUS
D'Arcy Short's runs scored in the last 5 T20 matches read 29, 72, 43, 6 and 54; he also can pick a wicket or two with the ball
Glenn Maxwell in his last 5 matches has scored 124 runs and in his last 5 bowling innings has taken 5 wickets; thus can give points with both bat and ball
Mitchell Santner has a more than decent record at this venue (Christchurch) scoring 50 runs and taking 4 wickets in 3 T20 matches played here
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers for NZ vs AUS
Tim Southee has taken at least a wicket in each of his last 8 T20 matches (total 17 wkts in these); thus fantasy points are guaranteed
Ashton Agar is in a good form with the ball as he has taken 1, 2, 2, 3 and 1 wickets respectively in his last 5 T20 matches; he can also bat well thus can expect extra points
Jhye Richardson was the highest wicket taker in the recently concluded BBL with 29 wkts in just 17 matches; certainly a must have
New Zealand vs Australia, 1st T20I Insights
Matches played: 9
NZ won: 1
AUS won: 7
Tied: 1
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Pitch Behavior: Batting friendly
Avg. 1st innings score: 161 (last 5 T20 matches)
Win-rate batting first: 3 out of the last 5 matches at this venue has been won by team batting first
Pace/Spin: The pitch is best suited for Pacers