NEW ZEALAND VS AUSTRALIA 2ND T20 LIVE MATCH TODAY | NZ VS AUS 2ND T20 (AUS VS NZ LIVE) #NZvsAUS#3rdT20#LIVE PREVIEW 18:00 Local Time, 05:00 GMT, 10:30 IST: Two games, two losses. Is experimenting going to cost Australia the series? They rested the likes of Smith, Starc and Cummins. The two defeats have been because they conceded over 180 and the batting has fallen apart. The inexperienced bowling line up has not been able to cope with a strong New Zealand side and the ground dimensions, while the top order batting has looked out of sorts especially skipper Aaron Finch. The home side are ticking all the boxes as they build up steam towards the World T20. Conway is having a dream run with the bat, Phillips too while Guptill and Neesham got runs under their belt in the previous game. Southee and Boult have been consistent with the ball while the spin twins have strangled the opposition in the middle overs. A win today and that will be the series sealed. Toss and teams coming up.. Stay tuned! Preview: In the two games of the five-match series so far, New Zealand have brought in a lot more dynamism and ability in the myriad phases of the shortest format compared to their opposition. Australia have suffered two contrasting, but equally sapping defeats, leaving them on the cusp of surrendering the series at the earliest juncture. In the first T20I, the Australian bowlers were guilty of letting New Zealand bounce back from an early top-order collapse, and in the second game they just failed to put a lid on the run-making in the unforgiving venue of Dunedin, making its T20I debut. In both these games though, worrying patterns have emerged for Australia - their lacklustre middle-overs bowling. A lot of New Zealand's success in the past week has been down to acing the middle-overs with the bat - they smashed 80 off 8 overs between overs 7 and 15 in the first game, and managed 104 in the same period in the second game. While Australia too have had some success in this phase with the bat, it's the lack of control with the ball that has hurt them the most. Besides getting his bowlers to tighten up in this important period of play, Aaron Finch will also look to shrug off his prolonged rut with the bat. The Aussie skipper's poor form from BBL 2020-21 [179 runs in 13 innings at an average of 13.77] has spilled over to the T20I series, scoring 1 and 12 in the series so far. Though Australia find themselves backed into a corner, there is still a silver lining if they opt to look at it that way. The remaining three T20Is will all be played at the same venue (Westpac stadium in Wellington) owing to Covid-19-related restrictions. If Australia can find a winning combination and perform once, they could perhaps back themselves to do it a couple of more times and stage a dramatic comeback in the series. As for New Zealand, the worries are negligible. Martin Guptill struck form in the second fixture, Devon Conway's streak of five successive half-centuries got broken but he now has the added motivation of playing in his home venue (albeit behind closed doors), Tim Seifert has happy memories at the Cake Tin (colloquial name for Wellington stadium) and Jimmy Neesham is on a quest to add multiple dimensions to his finishing game. If there's a worry, it is in the form of Kyle Jamieson's bowling returns so far (1 for 32 and 0 for 56), but considering New Zealand's series lead, he should be afforded another chance to revert to translating his impressive potential into performances, li Match InfoMatch: NZ vs AUS, 3rd T20I, Australia tour of New Zealand, 2021Date:Thursday, February 25, 2021Toss:Australia won the toss and opt to bowlTime:6:00 AMVenue:University Oval, DunedinUmpires:Chris Gaffaney, Shaun HaigThird Umpire:Chris BrownMatch Referee:Jeff CroweNew Zealand Squad:Playing:Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent BoultBench:Mark Chapman, Hamish BennettAustralia Squad:Playing:Matthew Wade (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Adam ZampaBench:Ben McDermott, Andrew Tye, D Arcy Short, Riley Meredith, Tanveer Sangha, Ashton Turner, Jason BehrendorffVenue GuideStadium:University OvalCity:DunedinCapacity:3500 (Increased to 6000 by temporary seating)Ends:Southern End, Northern EndHosts to:Otago, Otago VoltsAlso Hosts:Rugby Follow me on ~Our Facebook Page :\ https://www.facebook.com/crictales ~Instagram Id : https://www.instagram.com/crictales/ ~SnapChat : https://www.snapchat.com/add/wali_crictales ~Twitter username : @crictales OUR CHANNELS CRICTALES https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEU2_ogb5k4k1qC82y8jZ8A CRICTALES LIVE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChorvwD5QrJ8mDTvSS70KhA Techno Records https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHzxEsUqjDdZ8cPjH4NBEQ Thanks for Watching Regards Wasif Ali