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NZ vs AUS 5th T20I Dream11 Team Prediction: Preview

Welcome to our Preview for NZ vs AUS 5th T20I. The match will be played at the Eden Park, Auckland and This is our Dream11 probable playing XI for Australia vs New Zealand 5th T20I.

This match revives a few memories and a nice trivia. This is the same ground where the first ever T20I was played in 2005 and it was between the same two teams also. Australia won that match but has not played here since then.

Australia has won their first three matches comfortably but they were all played in Australia. Now, this match will rob them of the home advantage and puts them against the host who won its last match. With a spot in the final fixed, Australia will look to give a chance to its bench players, be wary of this while selecting.

New Zealand won the last match against England handsomely and managed to end its 3-match losing streak. Both the debutants in Chapman and Seifert did well with the limited opportunity received. Their inclusion seemed to boost the spirit of hosts and provided much needed firepower at the end. English batting looked pale and NZ earned an easy win. Winning this match will seal their spot in the final.

When and Where:

NZ vs AUS, 5th T20I
Eden Park, Auckland
11:30 AM IST, 16^th February 2018

Venue Stats:

Average 1^st innings score: 168
Average 2^nd innings score: 145

Squads:

Australia squad:
David Warner (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

New Zealand squad:
Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Anaru Kitchen, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Ben Wheeler.

Team News:

Australia:
Australia is likely to make few changes and try and give opportunities to the reserve players. Ben Dwarshuis may benefit from this.

New Zealand:
NZ has no reason for making any change.

Australia vs New Zealand 5th T20I probable playing XI:

(Arranged in batting order)

Australia :
David Warner (c), D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Kane Richardson, Andrew Tye/ Ben Dwarshuis, Billy Stanlake

New Zealand:
Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Dream11 Team prediction:

Dream11 team for NZ vs AUS 5th T20I 

Suggestions:

• Both Seifert and Carey bat in the lower middle order but Seifert will be a better choice as he will be given a preference by NZ to bat at the death.
• Munro and Guptill are devastating at the top and are a sure pick, Lynn can explode any day. Warner is returning to the team so it’ll be little risky. Short can be chosen otherwise.
• Maxwell and Santner are obvious picks.
• Boult and Southee on home ground will be a lethal combo, you can try Sodhi also.

Key Players

Australia:
David Warner
D’Arcy Short
Chris Lynn
Glenn Maxwell
Kane Richardson

New Zealand:
Colin Munro
Martin Guptill
Mitchell Santner
Trent Boult
Tim Southee

Do Let us know: With so many stars around, who would you keep as your captain?
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