New Zealand battled India in Dharamsala last Sunday, where the Men in Blue emerged victorious by four wickets. The Blackcaps will be keen to return to winning ways after their four-match winning streak came to an end on Sunday.
On the other side, Australia are on a three-match winning streak right now. They are coming off wins against Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Netherlands in their last three matches. A win against New Zealand will take them closer to the semifinals.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
AUS vs NZ 27th Match Details
Match: AUS vs NZ, 27th Match, ICC ODI World Cup 2023
Captains:
Pat Cummins is going to lead Australia Cricket Team
Kane Williamson will lead New Zealand Cricket Team
When: October 28th 2023, Saturday
Match is going to start at 10:30 p.m.
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 141 matches against each other. Out of which Australia has won 95 matches and New Zealand has won 39 matches.
Likely playing XI
Australia
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa.
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Will Young, Tom Latham (c and wk), Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Ish Sodhi.
Bench : Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham, Kane Williamson, Tom Blundell
Pitch report
The pitch at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala has provided some great cricketing pitches in the tournament thus far. With small-sized boundaries, batters have made merry, while fast bowlers have also generated enough help off the deck. The team winning the toss might look to bowl first to take advantage of the dew factor in the second innings.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Daryl Mitchell
Best Bowler: Adam Zampa
Weather forecast for today in Dharamshala
Maximum temperature: 22°C
Minimum temperature: 16°C
Wind speed: 5km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 23, 000
Prediction to win: Team Australia is most likely to win the match
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