Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the summit clash of 2021 t20 world cup in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Both teams are bidding for their maiden title in the tournament, with Australia unchanged from their semi-final win over Pakistan.
The Australia captain spoke about the team’s win in the semi-final against Pakistan and lauded Adam Zampa for his consistent performances throughout the tournament.
“We will have a bowl. Looks a little dry but I don’t think that will change. It could skid with the new ball. We are playing the same team. The way we stayed in the competition and took it deep “That was important to us. Zampa has been fantastic in the shortest format for a while, and hopefully it will continue. It’s a new format, a new team and our record on New Zealand doesn’t matter at all.” “
t20 world cup full coverage , the schedule , photos , Mark sheet
There has been a tremendous change in Kane Williamson’s New Zealand with Tim Seifert taking over the wicketkeeping duties after Devon Conway broke his arm and was ruled out.
Meanwhile, Williamson admitted that he would have fielded first if given the opportunity. The Kiwi captain further talked about how Mitchell Santner can play a big role for the team in the finale.
“We would have done the fielding as well. It looks like a proper wicket and who knows about the dew. Just trying to get a competitive total. We have an obvious change: Conway is out and Seifert is in. It’s a shame he missed out but as a team we have to move on and focus on the challenge. Mitch Santner is a world class operator and it didn’t quite work out in the match on the second night. We don’t want to look too far ahead and we just need to make some small adjustments,” Williamson said at the toss.
Australia and New Zealand playing XI
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Richard Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire: Nitin Menon (India)
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Mr.)
get all IPL news and cricket score Here
,