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Background
After beating New Zealand in the first 2 matches of the series, Australia will be looking to whitewash the Kiwis.
While the first ODI was keenly contested, the second match was a cakewalk for Australia.
Steve Smith was the star batter of the innings for Australia with a solid 61 runs off 94 deliveries.
This helped Australia post 195 runs which wasn’t an imposing total.
However, New Zealand could score 82 runs as the Aussie bowlers were on fire.
Adam Zampa sparkled with a five wicket haul.
At the other end, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Sean Abbott ensure that the Kiwis couldn’t break the stranglehold.
Team News
Cameron Green was injured during the 1st ODI.
However, he ha been declared fit and might come back into the team, at the expense of Marcus Stoinis.
New Zealand’s batting has looked below par and some changes are likely.
Glenn Phillips could replace Devon Conway.
Another possibility is that Ben Sears will replace James Neesham in the starting line-up.
Venue Scoring Pattern
The 3rd ODI match between Australia and New Zealandwill be played at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns.
The pitch is good for batting and the boundaries at this venue are short.
Venue stats
Total matches played: 2
Matches won by team bowling first: 2
Highest total recorded: 149/1 by AUS vs BAN
Lowest total recorded: 105/10 by BAN vs AUS
Head to Head record
Australia has played New Zealand 140 times.
Out of these, Australia has won 94 times while NZ has won 39 encounters.
7 matches have ended in a draw.
New Zealand’s last ODI win against Australia in Aussie soil was in 2011.
Australia overall ODI record
Australia had played 972 ODI matches with 588 wins.
They have lost 341 matches.
34 matches ended with no result and 9 ODIs ended in a tie.
New Zealand overall ODI record
New Zealand had played 788 ODIs.
They have won 363 times and lost 379.
39 matches ended in no result and six matches were tied.
Key Players
In the last match, Trent Boult was sensational.
He scalped four wickets in just 10 overs.
He is enjoying a fine run of form and is likely to sparkle in the 3rd ODI as well.
His partnership with Matt Henry will be worth watching.
Steve Smith is the only batter who looked at ease in the difficult batting wicket during the 2nd ODI.
He scored a commendable fifty with five fours and one six.
We expect Steve Smith to show his batting quality during the 3rd ODI.
AUS Likely Playing XI
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
NZ Likely Playing XI
Glenn Phillips, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Ben Sears, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult
Who will win
Australia is looking unbeatable.
It’s true that their batting has really fired but neither has New Zealand’s.
Moreover, they have a better bating pedigree than the Black Caps with batters like Finch and Warner.
Its bowling is looking extremely potent and can dismantle the Kiwis yet again.
So we predict another win for Australia.
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