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Blackcaps 200/3 - Conway 92*, Allen 42
Australia 111 all out - Maxwell 28; Southee 3/6
New Zealand win by 89 runs
11:24pm - NEW ZEALAND WIN
Southee's back. Cummins on strike.
WICKET! Length, and Cummins swings across the line - gets a top edge, and Conway takes the catch! New Zealand win by 89 runs!
Pat Cummins 21 (18) caught Conway, bowled Southee
AUS 111 all out
11:22pm - 17 overs
Boult to bowl out. Starc on strike.
WICKET! Full. Straight. Out. Boult goes right through Starc. The Blackcaps are close to wrapping this up.
Mitchell Starc 4 (7) bowled Boult
Adam Zampa in at No.10, and plays and misses his first ball.
WICKET! Boult goes straight again, and this time Zampa misses as the ball hits the top of leg stump. Josh Hazlewood is in at No.11.
Adam Zampa 0 (2) bowled Boult
Australia need 92 from 21 balls. Last pair at the crease. Hazlewood faces Boult. Full and straight, and Hazlewood clips it for one to get underway.
Boult to Cummins. Short, and Cummins swings and misses.
Straight again, and Cummins pushes down the ground for one.
AUS 111/9
11:15pm - 16 overs
Ferguson to Cummins.
Length to start, and Cummins stands tall to hit over cover for a boundary.
SIX! Cummins goes bigger! Length, and Cummins swings over long-on for six!
Ferguson responds with a yorker as Cummins backs away, but gets bat on it.
Full again, and Cummins drives to long-off for one. Ferguson comes around the wicket to Starc, who plays and misses outside off.
Wide to finish, and Starc drives out to cover for one.
AUS 109/7
11:11pm - 15 overs
Australia need 110 runs from 36 balls, Boult comes back. Cummins on strike.
Length ball to start, and Cummins misses outside off. Low full toss next, and Cummins swings out to midwicket for one.
Starc faces, and defends to mid-off for a single. Cummins again, but Boult goes too wide across him. Called wide.
Full to follow, and Cummins is hit on the toe outside leg, and runs a leg bye.
Starc again, two balls to come. Short, and Starc pulls to deep backward square for one.
Full to finish, and Cummins hits down the ground for one.
AUS 97/7
11:06pm - 14 overs
Sodhi to bowl his last. Cummins on strike.
Googly to start, Cummins drives back to the bowler. Sodhi follows up with a wide.
Googly again, and Cummins drives out to midwicket for one. Maxwell on strike.
WICKET! Maxwell goes for the switch hit again, but Sodhi pushes it through quicker. Maxwell doesn't get near it - and the ball crashes into leg stump. Australia are now officially out of batters. Mitchell Starc is in next.
Glenn Maxwell 28 (20) bowled Sodhi
Full to start, and Starc goes down the ground for one. Cummins faces, and drives out to cover for one.
Starc to face the last ball, wrong-un, play and miss.
AUS 91/7
11:01pm - 13 overs
Ferguson comes back, extra pace to Wade.
Length first, and Wade inside edges back onto his body.
WICKET! Gets him! Length, and Wade has a huge swing, but gets an outside edge straight through to Conway! Pat Cummins is next in.
Matthew Wade 2 (4) caught Conway, bowled Ferguson
Slower bouncer at Cummins first ball, and he doesn't get anywhere near it.
Short again, and Cummins pulls it for four through square leg. Slower ball from Ferguson to follow, and Cummins is lucky not to be bowled as he swings and misses.
Length to finish, and Cummins hacks it to mid-on for one.
AUS 87/6
10:56pm - 12 overs
That was the end of Santner's spell, Sodhi continues from the other end. Maxwell faces.
Length to start, and Maxwell can't get enough on it.
SIX! Wow! Maxwell switch-hits, and sends this into the crowd for six!
How does Sodhi come back? He bowls one quicker, and Maxwell can't get it away either.
Maxwell gives himself room, but Sodhi follows him. Dot ball.
Wider from Sodhi, and Maxwell switch hits for a single to cover.
Wade to face the last ball, and drives out to cover for one.
AUS 81/5
10:52pm - 11 overs
Back after drinks, and Santner continues to David.
SIX! Full, and David gets down on one knee and hammers a flat six over midwicket!
WICKET! Santner gets his revenge! Short, wide, rubbish basically. But David goes back and looks to pull - but doesn't get it at all. Neesham comes in off the rope and takes the catch! Huge wicket.
Tim David 11 (8) caught Neesham, bowled Santner
Matthew Wade is in at No.7 - huge job on his hands. Full to start, and Wade gets off the mark with one down to long-off.
Maxwell faces, and switch hits to get four past short third man. Maxwell looks to switch hit again, but can't get any of it.
Length next up, and Maxwell drives down the ground for one more.
AUS 73/5
10:46pm
That's the halfway point. Australia need 139 runs from 60 balls if they're to win this. Make no mistake though, Maxwell, David and Matthew Wade to come are capable of scoring them.
10:45pm - 10 overs
Sodhi for his second.
Length, and Maxwell switch hits for a single out to point. David faces, and drives straight to cover, no run.
Beauty! Sodhi lands a perfect legbreak, that takes the outside edge and beats Conway for a single to short third man.
Full, and Maxwell drives to cover for one more. David faces again.
David comes forward, and sweeps for a single to fine leg. Maxwell to face the last.
And he goes up and over cover for a boundary to finish!
AUS 62/4
10:41pm - 9 overs
Santner continues. Stoinis on strike.
Dot ball to start, Stoinis needs to start to up his scoring here.
WICKET! OH MY WORD! Length from Santner, and Stoinis clubs it out towards cover - but Glenn Phillips dives full stretch and holds on to the catch! That is unreal! Stoinis goes after a painful innings.
Marcus Stoinis 7 (14) caught Phillips, bowled Santner
Tim David is in next - Australia's six-hitter. Short and wide to start, and David cuts it for two out to deep point.
Flatter from Santner, and David inside edges to get one to short fine leg. Maxwell faces.
Full, and Maxwell drives out to cover for one.
AUS 54/4
10:37pm - 8 overs
Ish Sodhi comes into the attack. Stonis faces - just three from eight balls so far.
Length to start, and Stoinis defends. Sodhi goes short, and Stoinis pulls it for two out to midwicket.
Short, and Stoinis works it out to midwicket for a single this time.
Maxwell faces, and gets a single down to long-off. Stoinis faces, and gets one down to long-on.
Shot! Maxwell faces, and switch hits for four over cover!
AUS 50/3
10:32pm - 7 overs
That's the end of the powerplay, Australia going at just over a run a ball. Santner comes back.
Length, and Maxwell pushes it down to long-on, but slips coming back for a second, so just one.
Stoinis faces, and has a huge swipe but misses - lucky not to be bowled. Wide next, and Stoinis gets an under edge past Conway for one.
Maxwell on strike, and drives out to cover for a single.
Slower from Santner, and Stoinis dabs but can't beat point. Length again, and Stoinis drives - but Williamson saves a boundary.
AUS 41/3
10:28pm - 6 overs
Just the one over for Santner, Lockie Ferguson comes in. Maxwell on strike. Also worth noting we've passed five overs, so even if it rains - we'll have a result.
Straight to start, and Maxwell pushes to mid-on for one. Stoinis faces.
Length, and Stoinis drives - but can't beat point. Short next, and Stoinis defends for a single to square leg.
Length again, Maxwell defends to mid-on. Length, and Maxwell gets an outside edge to fine leg.
Length to finish, and Maxwell defends.
AUS 37/3
10:24pm - 5 overs
Glenn Maxwell comes in at No.4, but he won't face. Marsh on strike as Southee changes ends.
Length to start, and Marsh defends. Length again next up, and Marsh just whips it over short fine leg for four. Brilliant shot.
Slower to follow, and Marsh defends.
Slower ball again, and there's a huge appeal as Marsh swings and misses - did it hit the pads? Williamson doesn't refer, but Southee was adamant.
WICKET! It doesn't matter though - Southee gets Marsh next ball! Length, and Marsh swings but doesn't get the timing! The ball goes miles up, and Neesham does so well to hang onto it in the night sky out on the midwicket fence!
Mitchell Marsh 16 (12) caught Neesham, bowled Southee
Marcus Stoinis is next in, one ball to come. Straight, and Stoinis defends.
AUS 34/3
10:18pm - 4 overs
Huge move from Williamson. Santner comes into the attack to bowl to Marsh.
Attacks the pads first ball, and Marsh defends back to the bowler, no run.
Marsh walks across his stumps next ball, and sweeps for four through backward square leg.
Santner fires one in quicker next, and Marsh inside edges onto his pads.
SIX! Marsh backs away, and smashes Santner over cover for six - and that's huge! Santner under pressure now.
Santner goes quick again, and Marsh tucks it behind square on the leg side for one. Finch to face the last ball of the over.
WICKET! And gets the Aussie skipper! Finch hammers this - but Williamson clings on for his life at mid-off! Australia lose their second.
Aaron Finch 13 (11) caught Williamson, bowled Santner
AUS 30/2
10:13pm - 3 overs
Boult v Finch.
SIX! Shot! Finch advances, and sends Boult into the stands over midwicket! That went 102 metres.
Full next up, and Finch drives back past the bowler, and beats the field as the ball trickles to the rope for four more.
Length to follow, and Finch defends to point. Length again, and Finch drives straight to cover.
Length with a bit of swing, and Finch gets an outside edge down to third man for two. Chapman saves four on the boundary.
Length to finish, Finch drives to cover again.
AUS 19/1
10:09pm - 2 overs
Southee opens up from the other end. Can he find swing like Boult did? Warner faces.
WICKET! Bowled 'em! Warner goes for a huge swipe, but edges it onto his leg, and then onto the stumps! The Blackcaps strike! Mitchell Marsh in next.
David Warner 5 (6) bowled Southee
Marsh faces, and defends his first ball. Marsh defends again, and dabs one to point and sneaks a single.
Finch faces Southee. Hit on the pad first ball, but missing leg. Finch advances next, and drives straight to mid-off, no run.
Last ball, Finch defends to leg and gets off the mark with a single.
AUS 7/1
10:03pm - 1 over
Boult to Warner, can he find any swing?
Length, and Warner dabs it to point, where Allen dives to save any runs.
Swing next ball! Boult gets the ball to move away from Warner, who plays and misses.
Length next, and Warner punches straight to cover. Three dots to start.
Chance! Swing takes the outside edge of the bat, but the ball shoots past a diving Neesham for four, and the first runs. Australia underway.
Boult goes straight, and Warner tucks it off his legs for a single. Finch on strike - with a terrible record against Boult. One ball left in the over.
Boult goes outside off, and Finch is beaten by the swing.
AUS 5/0
9:57pm
We're all ready to go in Australia's chase.
Trent Boult takes the new ball, David Warner and Aaron Finch open up for Australia.
9:52pm
Brilliant from the Blackcaps, led again by Conway. They've set Australia 201 for victory, and that'll be an ask.
We'll be back shortly for Australia's chase - so don't go anywhere!
9:48pm - 20 overs
Hazlewood to bowl the last. Neesham on strike. Conway has 89 at the other end.
Wide yorker to start, and Neesham can't get anything on it. Leg stump yorker to follow, and Neesham squeezes it for two to fine leg.
Full, and Neesham swings down the ground for one. Conway on strike.
Conway looks to lap, and gets a top edge that lands safely, and he runs back for three!
Two balls left, Neesham on strike. Full, and Neesham swipes the ball down to long-on - and Conway runs back for a second!
One ball left, Neesham on strike. Can they get 200?
SIX! They can! In the slot, and Neesham bashes it over wide long-on and the Blackcaps end on exactly 200!
NZ 200/3
9:44pm - 19 overs
Starc to bowl his last. Conway on strike.
Full, and Conway whacks it straight to cover for one. Neesham faces up.
Full, and Neesham gets an inside edge onto his pad as they steal one.
Conway on strike. Full, and he clips it out to deep square leg, where the ball drops just short of Stoinis on the rope - and they get two more.
Full, and Conway drives straight to mid-off for a single. Two balls left in the over, Neesham faces.
Low full toss, and Neesham swings it down to wide long-on for a single.
Conway faces, and drives the last ball of the over through cover for four!
NZ 186/3
9:39pm - 18 overs
Cummins to bowl his last. Conway on strike.
Full and wide, and Conway slaps it out to deep cover for a single to start the over. Neesham faces the extra pace.
SIX! Short, and Neesham rocks back to send it over midwicket!
Cummins follows up with a wide ball, and is called for it. Bowl that again, Pat.
Width, and Neesham clubs it out to deep cover for a single. Conway faces again.
Cummins comes around the wicket, and bowls another wide - another run to the Kiwi total.
Short, and Conway cuts a single out to deep point. Neesham faces again.
Full toss, and Neesham swings down the ground, and comes back for two.
Slower ball to finish. Neesham swings doesn't get it at all, but the ball lands safely as they come back for two.
NZ 176/3
9:33pm - 17 overs
Jimmy Neesham has been promoted up to No.5 ahead of Chapman, in to give it a whack. Stoinis to Conway.
Full to start, and Conway drives - and beats mid-off for four more! Short to follow, and Conway pulls one handed for a single to square leg.
Neesham takes guard. Does he swing for the fences or give strike back to Conway?
He swings! Neesham lofts down the ground for a single to long-on. Conway back on strike.
Wide, and Conway drives out to deep cover for one more. Neesham again, and pulls a single down to fine leg.
Short to finish, and Conway whips a single to midwicket to end the over, and Stoinis' spell.
NZ 161/3
9:29pm - 16 overs
Five overs to go. Hazlewood returns. Conway on strike, with 70.
Short, and Conway pulls in front of square for one. Phillips faces, and has a massive swing, but doesn't connect. What's going on here? Australia have reviewed this for caught behind? There was no appeal on-field.
It looks like Phillips missed it, and the replays show he did. Australia have used both of their reviews.
And Phillips rubs salt into the wound by flat batting one for four down to long-off! Baseball shot.
Yorker to follow, and Phillips keeps it out for a single to mid-on.
Conway again, and defends to point for a single. Good running. Last ball, Phillips faces.
Wide, and Hazlewood will have to bowl that again.
WICKET! But the extra ball pays off! Short from Hazlewood, and Phillips pulls straight up, as Hazlewood runs around to complete the catch.
Glenn Phillips 12 (10) c&b Hazlewood
NZ 152/3
9:22pm - 15 overs
Zampa to bowl out. Conway faces.
Short and wide to start, and Conway cuts a single to deep point. Phillips faces Zampa.
Short, and Phillips cuts out to deep point for one this time. Conway again, but Zampa bowls a wide down leg. Extra run to the total.
Chance! Conway looks to smash the ball over cover, but misses as Wade whips the bails off. No appeal, Conway got his back foot down in time.
And Conway follows it up by smashing Zampa back over his head, one bounce four down to long-off.
Full next, and Conway works himself in knots to get it through cover and come back for two. "Oh, that's sloppy," is heard from behind the stumps.
Last ball, and Conway gets one to square leg.
NZ 144/2
9:17pm - 14 overs
Glenn Phillips is the new man, but Conway is on strike as Cummins returns.
Full to start, and Conway drives out to the cover boundary and comes back for three.
Phillips faces, and defends his first ball. And his second as Cummins targets the stumps.
Shot! Cummins goes full, and Phillips punches through cover to get off the mark with four!
Short next up, and Phillips pulls down to fine leg and comes back for two. Great running.
Length from Cummins, and Phillips defends to end the over.
NZ 134/2
9:12pm - 13 overs
Zampa comes back, Conway on 49.
SIX! Make that 55! Conway advances, and sends Zampa over wide long-on for another six to reach his fifty!
Conway advances again next ball, and works the ball down to long-on as Williamson runs back for two.
Short and wide, and Conway cuts out to deep point for a single. Williamson faces.
Short and wide again, as Williamson cuts out to deep point for one this time.
Conway on strike, and he slog sweeps out to deep midwicket for one.
Last ball, Williamson faces.
WICKET! Williamson looks to reverse sweep, misses and is hit on the pad. The umpire gives him out straight away, but the skipper reviews. This feels more in hope than expectation.
No bat involved, and three reds. Williamson falls.
Williamson 23 (23) lbw Zampa
NZ 125/2
9:07pm - 12 overs
Starc to Conway.
Wide to start, and Conway cuts for a bottom edge through to Wade. No run.
Yorker, and Conway deflects it to short third man for one. Williamson faces.
Williamson gives himself room, but Starc cramps him. Williamson gets a single to point.
Conway faces, and tucks a single to midwicket. Williamson faces, and turns a single to mid-on.
Yorker to Conway, and he digs it out for a single.
Great over from Starc.
NZ 114/1
9:03pm - 11 overs
That's drinks at the halfway mark. Great start for the Blackcaps, but they'll need a big finish to get up over the hosts. Stoinis to Williamson.
SIX! And Williamson is getting a move on! He gets down on one knee to sweep six over square leg! That's the 100 up too!
Full next up, and Williamson drives to cover for one. Here's Conway.
Short, and Conway pulls for a single to deep square leg. Williamson faces.
Short again, and Williamson pulls one-handed for another single - and that's the 50-run partnership between these two as well.
Conway on strike. Stoinis strays onto leg as Conway pulls for two down to fine leg.
Slower bouncer to finish, and Conway pulls one out to midwicket.
NZ 109/1
8:55pm - 10 overs
Starc comes back, Williamson on strike.
Yorker to start, and Williamson pushes it to long-on for one more. Conway faces, now playing as the aggressor.
Full, and Conway drives through cover for two more. Length third ball, and Conway drives straight for one more.
Williamson. Short, and Williamson punches out to deep point for one more. Conway again.
Yorker, and Conway keeps it out somehow. Australia half appeal, Wade thinks it's hit the foot. Finch doesn't review.
Short to finish, and Conway pulls, gets an inside edge down to fine leg for two more.
NZ 97/1
8:51pm - 9 overs
Zampa continues to Williamson.
Straight, and Williamson pushes a single to mid-on. Conway faces, and gets one to deep midwicket.
Williamson again, and he gets one more to long-on. Conway on strike, looks to reverse sweep, but can't connect.
SIX! Zampa tosses one up, and Conway uses his feet to clear long-on for another six!
Huge appeal as Conway is hit on the pad next ball. Umpire says no, and Finch reviews it. Was it pad first? It looks it, this could be close. The ball's going over the stumps! Conway survives.
NZ 90/1
8:45pm - 8 overs
The Blackcaps are going at more than 10 an over to start. Stoinis comes back, Conway on strike.
Straight, and Conway defends to leg as Williamson sprints back for two. Great running.
Straight again, Conway works it to square leg for a single. Williamson faces.
Short, and Williamson stands tall to drive out to cover for a single. Conway back on strike, and he gets one to square leg.
Williamson faces again. Slower ball, and Williamson can't get enough on it through to Wade.
Bouncer, and Williamson ducks under it. Called wide.
Short to finish, and Williamson pulls it to deep backward square to end the over.
NZ 81/1
8:39pm - 7 overs
That's the end of the powerplay. Adam Zampa comes in for the first spin of the night. Conway faces.
Full, and Conway drives against the spin for four through cover! Length next, and Conway gets a single to square leg. Zampa to Williamson - and the Aussie has a very good record against the Kiwi skipper.
Full, and Williamson uses his feet to get one down the ground.
Conway faces again, and tucks one off his legs for another single. Williamson again.
Wrong-un, and Williamson turns it out to square leg for one more. Conway faces the last ball.
Length, and Conway works it to long-on for one.
NZ 74/1
8:35pm - 6 overs
Cummins changes ends now. Last over of the power play, Conway faces.
Length, and Conway cuts for a bottom edge into the ground. No run.
Cummins goes full, and Conway shapes to ramp over fine leg, before switching his hands and steering it through third man for another boundary!
Full next, and Conway drives straight to cover. Cummins comes around the wicket, and Conway cuts a single out to deep point.
Williamson faces Cummins. Straight, and Williamson turns it to midwicket, no run.
Length, and Williamson defends to end the over.
NZ 65/1
8:30pm - 5 overs
Hazlewood changes ends, Allen faces up.
WICKET! And Australia strike! Hazlewood goes full and straight, as Allen runs past it. The ball clatters into middle and off, and Allen has to depart. Kane Williamson comes in at No.3.
Allen 42 (16) bowled Hazlewood
Sightscreen delay as Williamson gets ready. First ball is full, and the skipper steers it to short third man, no run.
Shorter next up, and Williamson steers to third man again, no run again. Length, Williamson advances and turns straight to square leg, no run.
Shot. Wide from Hazlewood, and Williamson drives square to get underway with a boundary.
Full to finish, and Williamson can only work it to midwicket. Dot ball.
NZ 60/1
8:22pm - 4 overs
Australia are shellshocked here. Marcus Stoinis replaces Hazlewood. Conway faces.
Full to start, and Conway drives to deep cover for two runs.
Big appeal from Australia next ball. Short from Stoinis and Conway pulls and the ball comes off something through to Wade. Umpire says no though. What did it hit? Looks like the helmet? Not out regardless.
Slower ball next up, Conway gets an under edge that rolls to Wade. Full again next, and Conway blocks and runs. Allen back on strike.
SIX! That's huge! Allen uses his feet and clears long-off for another six! That's the 50-run stand from these two, coming in just 23 balls!
Allen defends the next ball, and steals one as Stoinis misfields.
NZ 56/0
8:16pm - 3 overs
Bowling change for Australia. Pat Cummins replaces Starc. Conway on strike.
Conway drives and gets an inside edge for a single to square leg first ball. Allen back on strike though.
Dropped! Bouncer from Cummins and Allen hooks, but Zampa at short fine leg - and it goes for four! It's all New Zealand at the moment!
Four more! Cummins pitches one up, and Allen advances to loft another boundary over mid-off!
Wide yorker to follow, and Allen can only drive it to cover. No run.
SIX! Short from Cummins - and Allen pulls it over square leg for another six!
Length, and Allen stands tall to drive it through cover for two more.
NZ 46/0
8:11pm - 2 overs
Great start for the Blackcaps. Josh Hazlewood takes the ball at the other end, Conway takes guard. Does he keep the aggression or give Allen the strike?
Straight to start, and Conway tickles it for four down to fine leg!
Full in reply from Hazlewood, as Conway defends and runs through to get Allen back on strike. Allen v Hazlewood.
Short, and Allen pulls with no timing for a single through midwicket. Conway back on strike.
Conway advances, and drives in the air past mid-off for four more! Great use of the feet.
Conway defends the next ball, and gets an inside edge onto his leg as Allen runs through for one more.
Last ball of the over, Allen on strike.
Shot! Allen advances, and smacks one through cover for four more! What a start!
NZ 29/0
8:06pm - 1 over
Right then! Starc to Allen to get us going.
Full, and Allen drives straight to mid-off, who fields it. No run. Early swing from Starc.
Shot! Second ball is full - and Allen stands tall to whack it over mid-on for four!
SIX! Allen goes better! Full again, and this time gets all of it! The ball sails over wide long-on for the first six of the day!
Slower ball from Starc to follow, and Allen can only drive it to mid-off.
Full again, and Allen whacks it past Starc for four more straight down the ground!
Slower bouncer to finish, Allen tries to pull but is beaten.
NZ 14/0
8:01pm
Allen takes guard for the first ball. Mitchell Starc takes the new ball for Australia.
7:58pm
Anthems all done, a few minutes left until the first ball.
Aaron Finch leads the Australians' huddle. Devon Conway and Finn Allen make their way to the middle.
7:53pm
The SCG is a sellout tonight, but don't imagine there'll be too much love for the Blackcaps!
A few Kiwi flags in the crowd, but they're definitely the minority.
Both sides emerge for the anthems.
7:47pm
Good news! The sun has come out!
Now we just need it to stay out...
First ball just over 10 minutes away.
7:37pm
Here are the two teams:
Blackcaps: 1-Finn Allen, 2-Devon Conway (wk), 3-Kane Williamson (c), 4-Glenn Phillips, 5-Mark Chapman, 6-Jimmy Neesham, 7-Mitchell Santner, 8-Ish Sodhi, 9-Tim Southee, 10-Lockie Ferguson, 11-Trent Boult
Australia: 1-David Warner, 2-Aaron Finch (c), 3-Mitchell Marsh, 4-Glenn Maxwell, 5-Marcus Stoinis, 6-Tim David, 7-Matthew Wade (wk), 8-Mitchell Starc, 9-Pat Cummins, 10-Adam Zampa, 11-Josh Hazlewood
7:35pm
Williamson says he'd have bowled first as well. The big news is that Michael Bracewell - player of the series in the T20 tri-series - has missed out on the XI.
We'll have the final teams for you shortly.
7:33pm
Kane Williamson and Aaron Finch are in the middle with the coin.
Williamson calls tails, and it's heads. Australia have won the toss and will bowl first!
7:30pm
Good evening! The good news (for now) is that the weather has held.
Despite the threat of rain from La Nina, we should be alright to start on time.
Both sides are going through their warm-ups, but the toss isn't far away.
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Blackcaps' Twenty20 World Cup opener, taking on hosts Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Just shy of a year on from the last Twenty20 World Cup, here we are again.
In a repeat of the 2021 final, the Blackcaps and Australia meet once more, after Kiwi hearts were broken in the UAE.
The only potential spoiler for either side tonight will come from the skies, with La Nina delivering a 90 percent chance of rain over the SCG.
Should play get underway, though, the Blackcaps would need to end a winless streak in Australia that dates back to 2011 - with that famous test victory in Hobart.
The New Zealand side does take on a different look from the one of 12 months ago.
Finn Allen and Devon Conway should make up the opening pair, while Lockie Ferguson could play a role after injury saw him out of the 2021 tournament.
Australia meanwhile have more or less the same side from their win last year. Power-hitter Tim David has come into the side in place of Steve Smith, while all-rounder Cameron Green continues to rise up world cricket's standings.
Neither side, though, comes into this match in good form. The Blackcaps lost their one and only warm-up match by nine wickets, after losing the T20 tri-series final against Pakistan.
Australia meanwhile have lost their last four games, falling to defeat away to India before being swept 3-0 at home by England.
But form hardly counts in Twenty20 cricket…
TAB odds: New Zealand $2.70, Australia $1.42
Teams (predicted):
Blackcaps: 1-Finn Allen, 2-Devon Conway (wk), 3-Kane Williamson (c), 4-Glenn Phillips, 5-Mark Chapman, 6-Jimmy Neesham, 7-Michael Bracewell, 8-Mitchell Santner, 9-Tim Southee, 10-Lockie Ferguson, 11-Trent Boult
Australia: 1-David Warner, 2-Aaron Finch (c), 3-Mitchell Marsh, 4-Glenn Maxwell, 5-Marcus Stoinis, 6-Tim David, 7-Matthew Wade (wk), 8-Pat Cummins, 9-Mitchell Starc, 10-Adam Zampa, 11-Josh Hazlewood
