Who will win New Zealand vs Australia 3rd ODI?
The second one-day international between New Zealand and Australia at Napier was abandoned due to damp outfield. With the hosts leading the three-match series 1-0 and with only one more to play, the visitors will have to ensure a win in the third ODI to be played on February 5 at the Seddon Park, Hamilton. Live action starts at 11 AM local time.
NZ vs Aus 3rd ODI: Where to watch and live streaming
TV channels: India - Star Sports, UAE - Ten Sports, Australia - Fox Sports, New Zealand - Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Star Sports, Fox Sports, Hotstar
Toss
Out of the last six ODIs played at the Seddon Park, four have been won by the side batting second. Toss, therefore, will have an important role to play in this match and the team that wins it on Sunday is more likely to bowl first. New Zealand ended up on the winning side the last two times they chased at this ground. So we recommend betting on the hosts if they bat second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for New Zealand vs Australia 3rd ODI...
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Martin Guptill missed the second one-dayer due to hamstring injury and there is no official word on his availability for the third ODI. Dean Brownlie will open the batting if Guptill is declared unfit.
Key Players
Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are averaging 48.55 and 41 respectively at the Seddon Park. Williamson has three fifties here from six ODIs and we predict him to make a vital contribution with the bat in this match. Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner were the main troublemakers for Australia in the first game and New Zealand will back these two bowlers to keep up the good work.
Recent Form
After losing three ODIs in a row to Australia in Australia, New Zealand have found themselves back on the winning track. They have played four matches since then at home and have won all of them - three against Bangladesh and one against Australia in the last match.
New Zealand Playing 11
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Dean Brownlie, TWM Latham (wk), KS Williamson (c), LRPL Taylor, NT Broom, C Munro, JDS Neesham, MJ Santner, TG Southee, LH Ferguson and TA Boult.
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Peter Handscomb will continue to keep wickets as regular wicket-keeper Matthew Wade has been ruled out of the tour due to injury. The rest of the team is fully fit.
Key Players
Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh will be the key batman for Australia at the top of the order while Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis will add depth and power to the middle order. The main weapons in their bowling lineup will be Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. The latter took two wickets in Australia's last ODI against New Zealand at the Seddon Park and we predict him to do well for his team.
Recent Form
Australia's one-day record has been good enough in recent times. They have played six ODIs this year and have registered wins in four of them. Prior to this, they played a three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home in which they whitewashed the touring side 3-0.
Australia Playing 11
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AJ Finch (c), TM Head, SE Marsh, PSP Handscomb (wk), GJ Maxwell, SD Heazlett, MP Stoinis, JP Faulkner, PJ Cummins, MA Starc and JR Hazlewood.
Team form in last five matches (most recent first)
New Zealand: W W W W L
Australia: L W W W L
New Zealand vs Australia Head to Head
Australia and New Zealand have a long history in ODIs. Out of the 128 matches, the former have won 90 and the latter 38. The two teams have been head-to-head four times at the Seddon Park with the hosts emerging victorious on three occasions. The most recently played match at this ground was won by New Zealand.
New Zealand vs Australia 3rd ODI Betting Odds
The match odds for both the teams have not changed much since the last game resulted in a washout. New Zealand are still outsiders with betfair at 2.26 while bet365 have them a little lower at 2.10. Australia even after facing a six-run defeat in the first game are 1.77 with 1xbet and 1.72 with bet365. The hosts have beaten the tourists three times out of four at this ground and with no Warner, Smith and Wade to deal with, they make a very tempting bet indeed.
New Zealand vs Australia 3rd ODI Prediction
Australia will be under pressure when they face New Zealand in the third ODI. The hosts won the first game and with the second ending without a result, the visitors will have to win this one at all costs if they are to avert a series defeat. They were already without Warner and Smith and now that Wade has also been ruled out, Australia's chances of winning have gone down even further. And above that, New Zealand have a remarkable ODI record at the Seddon Park with 15 wins from 21 matches. They have beaten Australia here in their previous two encounters and they look well set to beat them again on Sunday.
Final Verdict: Back New Zealand to beat Australia in the third ODI at 2.28 with 1xbet and 1.72 with bet365.
Feb 05, 2017
03:30 IST / 2:00 GMT
Seddon Park - Hamilton, New Zealand
NZ vs Aus 2017 
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