Australia are favorites to win
After the setback against Pakistan last time out, New Zealand will look to bounce back and confirm their spot in the semi-finals when they take on table-toppers Australia in this 37th fixture of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The match will be played on June 29 at the Lord's in London. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM local time.
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A bright and sunny weather has been forecast for this match. It is expected to be warm enough throughout the day with temperate ranging from 30 to 33 degrees Celsius. Humidity will be close to 40% for most part of the game.
Two matches have been played at the Lord's in this World Cup, and so far, the pitch has looked good for batting particularly during the first period of play. The wicket has tended to favor the bowlers more in the second-half.
Six of the last eight one-day internationals (including the most recent three) played at this ground have been won by the side batting first. Toss, therefore, will be key in this game and whichever team wins it here will probably opt to bat first.
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New Zealand have kept an unchanged side since their opening game against Sri Lanka, and after their first defeat of the tournament against Pakistan, they might be tempted to ring in a change or two in their line-up. Colin Munro has been presented with many opportunities now and has failed to deliver in this World Cup. The opener has scored 9, 0 and 12 in his previous three innings and so the Kiwis might look at Henry Nicholls who has been waiting in the reserves.
Kane Williamson: The New Zealand captain is one of the tournament's leading run-getters with 414 runs at an astounding average of 138. He has scores of 79*, 106*, 148 and 41 in his last four outings and looks set for another big one on Saturday.
Lockie Ferguson: The right-arm pacer has displayed some stellar performances with the ball in this World Cup. The Kiwi gun bowler has taken 15 scalps in six games at a very good economy of 4.97. He had a rare off day last time and is expected to come back strongly.
Ross Taylor: With openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro not having lived up to expectations so far, Ross Taylor's job in the middle order becomes even more crucial. The veteran has cracked a couple of half-centuries in the tournament and there is a good chance of him firing against the Aussies.
With eleven points, New Zealand are currently positioned third on the CWC 2019 points table with five wins, a loss and a washout from seven matches. They won their first five completed fixtures on the bounce before suffering their first defeat of the tournament last time out - against Pakistan by six wickets at Birmingham. The Kiwis faltered with the bat in that game with three of their top five batsmen scoring only in single digits.
Martin Guptill, Colin Munro/Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Australia went in with a couple of changes to their side in the last match against England, replacing Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile by Nathan Lyon and Jason Behrendorff respectively. While the former was economical, the latter returned match-winning figures of 10-0-44-5 and so both are likely to be retained for this upcoming encounter against New Zealand. We don't expect the Aussies to tinker with their playing eleven after having registered a comfortable victory last time.
David Warner: The Australian star batsman has been in imperious form right since the start of the tournament and is leading the runs charts with 500 runs at an average of 83.33. The opening batsman has two hundreds and as many fifties in his last five innings.
Aaron Finch: David Warner's opening partner is the tournament's second-best batsman with 496 runs which includes two centuries and three half-centuries. 82, 153, 53 and 100 are his scores in the last four matches and one can expect another strong showing from him.
Mitchell Starc: He is currently the most successful bowler in this World Cup having picked up 19 wickets in 7 matches at a decent economy of 5.36. The left-arm fast bowler took a fifer against the West Indies and has a couple of four-wicket hauls, the most recent of which was claimed in the last match against England.
Australia have won six and lost just one out of the seven matches they have played so far in this Cricket World Cup. They are currently leading the CWC 2019 leaderboard with 12 points and, so far, are the only team in the tournament to have qualified for the semi-finals. Australia's solitary defeat came against India at London where they fell short by 36 runs in their chase of 353. Post that, the Aussies have won four games on the trot - beating Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England on the way.
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jason Behrendorff
Australia hold a 90-39 advantage over New Zealand in terms of head-to-head record in one-day internationals. 7 out of the 136 ODIs played between these two teams have not produced any results.
Australia have beaten New Zealand three times in their last five completed ODI encounters. The latter, however, have wins in the most recently played two. The two countries last faced-off against each other in a completed game in February 2017 at Hamilton where the Kiwis secured a 24-run victory.
New Zealand and Australia have never met at the Lord's in the game's fifty-over format.
Matches Played | NZ Won | AUS Won | Tie | No Result |
136 | 39 | 90 | 0 | 7 |
Australia are coming into this match as favorites to win while New Zealand, after their defeat against Pakistan, begin as the underdogs amongst the bookmakers.
We have made a balanced Dream11 team for New Zealand vs Australia match since there will be something in the pitch for both batsmen as well as bowlers.
Wicket-keeper
We have picked Australia's Alex Carey as the wicketkeeper of our team due to his better form with the bat than New Zealand's Tom Latham who is having a rather quiet World Cup.
Batsmen
David Warner, Aaron Finch and Kane Williamson are three of the most consistent run-scorers in this World Cup which is why we have them in our Dream11 team. Steve Smith is also a good option, but in order to pick him, one of these three batsmen would have to be sacrificed.
All-rounders
Marcus Stoinis' ability to construct the innings according to game situation in addition to being a game-changer with the ball makes him a must-have in the all-rounder category. James Neesham and Mitchell Santner are two quality New Zealand all-rounders we have included in our team.
Bowlers
We have picked Mitchell Starc and Jason Behrendorff from Australia along with New Zealand's Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson as the bowlers in our Dream11 line-up. Starc and Ferguson have been the star performers with the ball for their respective countries and they are likely to yield good returns.
Captain
David Warner is the captain of our Dream11 team.
Vice-captain
Kane Williamson is the vice-captain of our Dream11 team.
BATSMEN | ALL ROUNDER | WICKET KEEPER | BOWLER |
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David Warner (c) | Marcus Stoinis | Alex Carey | Mitchell Starc |
Aaron Finch | James Neesham | Jason Behrendorff | |
Kane Williamson (vc) | Mitchell Santner | Trent Boult | |
Lockie Ferguson |
Australia have already qualified for the semi-finals while New Zealand find themselves just one more win away from securing their place in the knockout round. The Black Caps' unbeaten run came to an end when they lost to Pakistan in their last match. The Aussies, on the other hand, are carrying lots of momentum with them having registered wins in their last four matches. Although both sides feature plenty of match-winners and in-form players, we feel Australia stand a better chance of winning this highly-anticipated Trans-Tasman clash.
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