New Zealand face off against Australia in the 1st T20I match of Australia Tour of New Zealand on Wednesday, 1st October 2025. The match is slated to be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui and the start time is 11:45 PM IST. Ahead of this contest check the best NZ vs AUS Dream11 Prediction team, preview, top fantasy picks, dream11 player stats, pitch report and probable playing XI.
Match Preview
The blackcaps led by Michael Bracewell head into this three match T20I series after a tri series win against Zimbabwe and South Africa in their last outing.
They have a pretty strong batting unit, at the top Tim Seifert and Devon Conway likely to open the innings and Ravindra to slot in at number 3. Chapman, Mitchell form the middle order alongside Bracewell. Picking three of the players from the top five could prove to be more effective strategy.
Australia led by Mitchell Marsh have an injury setbacks with Maxwell ruled out of the series. While the Aussies are expected to dominate with the bat irrespective of the opponents they face, their brand new approach has paid huge dividends in recent times but bowling still remains an area of concern.
Bay Oval Pitch Report
| Pitch Type - Balanced | |
| Matches Played - 15 | |
| Batting 1st Won - 11 | |
| Bowling 1st Won - 1 | |
| No Results - 3 | |
| Average 1st innings score - 165 |
NZ vs AUS Probable Playing XI
New Zealand - Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
Australia - Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Matt Short, Tim David, Alex Carey, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
NZ vs AUS Dream11 Player Stats
| Mitchell Marsh | 1799 runs |
| Travis Head | 1119 runs |
| Tim David | 1483 runs |
| Tim Seifert | 1736 runs |
| Matt Henry | 37 wickets |
NZ vs AUS Dream11 Team
