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AUS vs NZL Dream11 Match Prediction

 

AUS vs NZL Dream11: Australia Men Basketball team will play hosts to neighbours New Zealand in their first game of FIBA Asia Cup qualifying match at Nissan Arena, Brisbane on Thursday.
The Boomers are definitely a team on the up at the moment. They have a solid FIBA World Cup and are also the defending champions of FIBA Asia Cup having won the competition back in 2017. They are also ranked no-3 in the FIBA World rankings, which makes them the highest-ranked team in this competition. New Zealand are also in a good position. They also had a decent outing at the FIBA World Cup, and are ranked at a respectable 24th position in the world.

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Match details:
Teams: Australia and New Zealand
Venue: Nissan Arena, Brisbane
Match Timing: February 20, @ 02:10 PM

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Australia vs New Zealand team news:

Australia: The Aussie team is missing a host of first-team superstars due to their assignments in the NBA. The likes of Ben Simmons, Joe Ingles, Patty Mills and Aaron Bayens, to name a few, won’t be playing here. The roster is full of young and fresh talent with a handful of players making their debut.

New Zealand: The Tall Blacks are also missing some key players, but they are not short of experience as players like Mika Vukona and Reuben Te Rangi returning, who missed the World Cup due to injuries, are returning to the team and will be playing alongside young talents such as Tom Vodanovich, Taylor Britt, Hyrum Harris, Shea Ili, Jordan Ngatai, Rob Loe, Tohi Smith-Milner and Jarrod Kenny.

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Australia vs New Zealand starting five:

Australia: Todd Blanchfield, Dane Pineau, Matt Hodgson / Sam Froling, Nathan Sobey, Josh Giddey
New Zealand: Jayson Tatum, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis, Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker

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Grand League tips:

• Six players will be making debuts for Australia in this game, but Josh Giddey is one who is coming into this game with relatively more expectations. He is 6’8” and has an impressive stat sheet including an average of 20 points, 8.3 boards and six assists while playing at the 2019 U18 Australian Junior Championships.
• Nathan Sobey also had an impressive outing this season with the Brisbane Bullets. He scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his last game for the 2019/20 NBL season. Sobey has averaged 16.57 points this season for the Bullets, the highest point average tally in his NBL career. Sobey has been named team captain for the Tall Blacks game.

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Likely squads:

Australia: Kyle Adnam, Jason Cadee, Cameron Gliddon, Sunday Dech, Josh Giddey, Angus Glover, Daniel Grida, Nathan Sobey, Todd Blanchfield, Dane Pineau, Sam Froling, Matt Hodgson
New Zealand: Shea Ili, Jarrod Kenny, Taylor Britt, Ethan Rusbatch, Jordan Ngatai, Reuben Te Rangi, Dion Prewster, Tom Vodanovich, Mika Vukona, Hyrum Harris, Rob Loe, Tohi Smith-Milner

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AUS vs NZL Dream11 teams:

Team 1:
PG: S lli (SP)
SG: C Gliddon, D Prewster
SF: J Giddey, R Te-Rangi
PF: T Blanchfield, T Vodanovich
C: R Loe

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Team 2:
PG: S lli
SG: C Gliddon, D Prewster
SF: J Giddey (SP), R Te-Rangi
PF: T Blanchfield, T Vodanovich
C: R Loe