{"id":553,"date":"2018-02-01T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T02:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2018-02-02T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T04:23:31","slug":"t20-international-preview-australia-vs-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2018\/02\/t20-international-preview-australia-vs-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 International Preview: Australia vs New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia head into the clash with the Blackcaps hoping to reverse a worrying form slump in the shortest form of the game. Despite the success of the BBL, Australia are currently ranked fifth in T20I behind the Blackcaps (2nd<\/span>) and England (4th<\/span>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia will start the tri-series against the Blackcaps and England on home ground, before shifting across the Tasman for the finals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Blackcaps have proven to be masters of the shortest form of the game. With a line-up that includes Martin\u00a0Guptill, Kane Williamson and Colin Munro NZ will be more than competitive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find the best odds across a wide variety of markets for the first game of the T20I Tri-Series at\u00a0Neds. Check out the detailed betting preview below!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Win-Draw-Win<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Australia will be hoping for a change in fortunes with David Warner assuming the captaincy from Steve Smith. Warner successfully captained the\u00a0Hyberbrads\u00a0to the IPL title in 2016 and will bring some new ideas to an Aussie side injected with BBL talent.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the Aussies were blown away by England\u00a0in the ODI series, the T20I squad has been packed with a number of new faces. If Chris Lynn and D\u2019Arcy Short can replicate their BBL form Australia are\u00a0a\u00a0good chance of posting a decent total. Aaron Finch remains the second- best batsmen in the world, so expect David Warner to drop down the order at some stage of the tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Blackcaps have come off a series loss to Pakistan in New Zealand but will fancy their chances against this Aussie side. Martin\u00a0Guptill\u00a0and Colin Munro have formed an explosive partnership at the top of the order. Munro became the first player to score three T20I hundreds at the end of 2017. Mitchell\u00a0Santner\u00a0and\u00a0Ish\u00a0Sodhi\u00a0will be looking to put the brakes on the Aussie top-order. Both Kiwi bowlers\u00a0sit at the\u00a0top\u00a0of the T20I rankings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With\u00a0the first game\u00a0at the SCG,\u00a0Australia are favourites to win the first T20I of the series at $1.77\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tip:<\/b>\u00a0Australia to win<\/b>\u00a0($1.77)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Runscorer\u00a0Markets\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
Australia<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

The SCG traditionally offers something for both bat and ball. With no real demons in the pitch,\u00a0David Warner is poised to make an impact at his home ground. Australia\u2019s captain will be desperate to turn around his poor ODI form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Aaron Finch out of the side with a hamstring injury, Warner remains the Aussies trump card at the top of the order. Warner made his name in T20I cricket with a blazing start against South Africa in Melbourne. Warner is favourite to top the runs for the Aussies at $4.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Lynn ($4)\u00a0and D\u2019Arcy Short ($4) are also represent some good value if they get in at the top of the order. Short set a new run scoring record in the 2018 edition of the BBL.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tip:<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Back\u00a0<\/b>David Warner<\/b>\u00a0to top\u00a0<\/b>score for Australia\u00a0<\/b>($4<\/b>)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Zealand\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

The Blackcaps seem to find an extra gear anytime that they play Australia. Martin\u00a0Guptill\u00a0has been a proven performer against the Aussies\u00a0in the past.\u00a0The Kiwi opener hit 114 the last time he played at the SCG.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Guptill\u00a0notched 59 and 26 in his last two T20I matches against Pakistan\u00a0and if he can get going then the Blackcaps will be well-placed for a big innings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Opener Colin Munro ($3.75) hit three T20I centuries in 2017 and skipper Kane Williamson ($3.75) represent some real value to top the runs for the Blackcaps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tip:\u00a0<\/b>Back\u00a0<\/b>Martin\u00a0Guptill\u00a0<\/b>to top score for New Zealand\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Player of the Match\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

Australia has\u00a0named a strong squad and have had the wood on the Blackcaps in Australia. Under David Warner, Australia will be hungry\u00a0for a victory in the opener. Expect an Aussie to claim\u00a0Player of the Match honours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Lynn\u00a0represents good value at $7.50\u00a0on the back of his BBL record. Lynn has looked good in training this week, and Lynn will be desperate to bring his talents to the international arena.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If Lynn finds the middle of the bat, then he will make life tough for the NZ bowling attack.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/b>\u00a0Back\u00a0<\/b>Chris Lynn\u00a0<\/b>to be Player of the Match ($7.50)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australia head into the clash with the Blackcaps hoping to reverse a worrying form slump in the shortest form of the game. Despite the success of the BBL, Australia are currently ranked fifth in T20I behind the Blackcaps (2nd) and England (4th).\u00a0\u00a0 Australia will start the tri-series against the Blackcaps and England on home ground,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,344],"tags":[410,135,85,73,412,22,34,35,408,411,409,168,72],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-sports","tag-aaron-finch","tag-australia","tag-betting","tag-betting-preview","tag-black-caps","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-betting","tag-cricket-odds","tag-international-cricket","tag-martin-guptill","tag-new-zealand","tag-odds","tag-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":null,"md_tip_date_end":null,"md_market_url":"","tip_date":"01\/02\/2018","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}