New Zealand vs Australia – 3rd T20I Betting Tips

New Zealand and Australia are ready to clash in the third T20I of the five-match series in Wellington on Wednesday.

The series—which is considered to be a preparation ground for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup which is going to be organised in India later this year—is being affected by coronavirus as New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has already announced that the remaining fixtures will be organised behind the closed doors with the number of increasing Covid-19 cases in the country.

The home team are coming in the contest high-on-confidence after securing back-to-back wins in the first two matches of the series and therefore, the team management will be hoping to see a similar kind of performance from the players to seal the trophy in on Wednesday.

On the other hand, Australia’s team will be coming in the contest relatively low-on-confidence after failing to win any of the matches and the team management will be hoping to see a response in the upcoming fixtures where there are no more chances of any hiccups.

New Zealand Form and Team news:

After winning the first two T20Is by four and 53 runs, it is unlikely that the home team will make too many changes in the playing XI for the third T20I as well.

The Black Caps will be relying on the likes of captain Kane Williamson, in-form opening batsman Martin Guptill and middle-order batsman Devon Conway to score bulk of the runs and put the home team in a commanding position.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Tim Southee, Trent Boult, along with the spin-duo of Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner to produce timely breakthroughs and put the visitors under pressure.

Australia Form and Team news:

After suffering back-to-back defeats, the visitors are likely to make some changes in the playing XI where young Tanveer Sangha might be in line to make his T20I debut.

The form of Captain Aaron Finch remains a big concern for the team management as he has only managed to score 13 runs in the first two matches and he will be eager to return amongst the runs in the important fixtures coming up.

On the batting front, Australia will be relying on the likes of in-form Marcus Stoinis, dangerous Glenn Maxwell and wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade to score bulk of the runs and give something for the bowlers to bowl with.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson and spin-duo of Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar to produce timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, New Zealand will be favorites to win the third game of the T20I series. For the third game of the T20I series, New Zealand are placed at 1.81 odds, while Australia at 2.00 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

The series so far has proved that the home team is a much stronger unit compared to the visiting side.

However, the second T20I showed that at least in the batting department, Australia have the firepower to compete with New Zealand.

Since the remaining matches will be played behind the closed doors, the aspect of home crowd isn’t there anymore which should be favorable for the visitors.

Therefore, it is expected that New Zealand will comfortably brush aside Australia to clinch the T20I series.

Tip 1: New Zealand’s excellent record at Westpac Stadium

There is no doubt that Westpac Stadium in Wellington has been a happy hunting venue for New Zealand in the T20 format. Since 2014, New Zealand have won six T20I matches out of seven played at Westpac Stadium. Their only defeat came against India in game played on 31^st January, 2020.

Given their excellent results at this venue, we are backing New Zealand to register a comfortable win by a margin of 30 runs or more at this [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect New Zealand to register a comfortable win and take 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

1. New Zealand to register a comfortable win by a margin of 30 runs or more at this [email protected]

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