AUS vs NZ Head to Head Records in T20Is- 1st T20I, 2024

Australia and New Zealand go head to head in a three-match T20I series. The first AUS vs NZ T20I will be played in Wellington on February 21. The match starts at 11. 40 am IST.

Australia will be led by Mitchell Marsh while New Zealand will be led by Mitchell Santner. Both teams have been in continuous cricket since the ODI World Cup.

New Zealand first played a T20I series against Pakistan that they won. They next played a Test series against South Africa and they won 2-0 as well. Heading into this series, the team has a few changes.

Trent Boult returns to the squad looking to get some match practice leading into the next T20 World Cup. They are without the likes of Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell who are struggling with injury concerns. Kane Williamson is on parental leave while Jimmy Neesham is playing in BPL 2024.

Australia on the other hand, sees the return of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc who were rested in the T20I series against West Indies. Closing in the T20 World Cup, Australia are looking to play with their full-strength squad.

They played against Pakistan in a Test series where they swept the Men in Green. Against West Indies, they drew the Test series and won the T20I series.

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AUS vs NZ Head To Head Records (Overall Stats)

Format	Test	ODI	T20I
Matches Played	60	142	16
AUS Won	34	96	10
NZ Won	8	39	5

AUS vs NZ Head To Head Records In Tests

Matches Played	60
Australia Won	34
New Zealand Won	8
Tied	0
Drawn	18
Australia Win %	56.66%
New Zealand Win %	13.33
Draw %	0
First Played On	1946
Last played On	2020

AUS vs NZ Head To Head Records In ODIs

Matches Played	142
Australia Won	96
New Zealand Won	39
Tied	0
No-Result	7
Australia Win %	67.60%
New Zealand Win %	27.46%
Tied %	0
First Played On	1974
Last played On	2023

AUS vs NZ Head To Head Records In T20Is

Matches Played	16
Australia Won	10
New Zealand Won	5
Tied	1
No-Result
Australia Win %	62.5%
New Zealand Win %	31.25
Tied %
First Played On	2005
Last played On	2022

AUS vs NZ Head-to-Head Records in T20Is- 1st T20I, 2024

Matches Played: 16

Australia Won- 10

New Zealand Won- 5

Most Runs For Australia- Aaron Finch-269

Most Wickets For Australia- Ashton Agar-13

Most Runs For New Zealand- Martin Guptill-463

Most Wickets For Afghanistan- Ish Sodhi-17

AUS vs NZ Key Statistics

Australia and New Zealand have a rich heritage and rivalry across formats. Over the years, the two teams have played 60 Test matches with the Aussies winning 34 games and the Kiwis just 8. In 142 ODIs, Australia have won 96 games and New Zealand 39. In 16 T20Is, the Aussies have won 10 games and the Kiwis six. In 10 T20Is at home against the Aussies, the Kiwis have just won three.

Recent 5 or 10 Encounters

In the last five AUS vs WI T20Is, New Zealand have lost three games and won just two. While Australia have won three games and lost just two.

Key Moments and Stand-out Performances (Players)

Two of the last five T20I matches between the two sides have been in T20 World Cups. The Aussies beat the Kiwis to win their maiden T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021. The Kiwis returned the favor by beating them in the league match of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Sydney.

Standout players in this AUS vs NZ series for Australia are likely to be David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Azam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, and skipper Mitchell Marsh. On the other hand, for New Zealand, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, and Rachin Ravindra are expected to be the key players.

Trends and Patterns

The matches have been very closely fought by both teams. Very often the two teams have won one game each in a bilateral series.  However, in the last five games, the Kiwis have lost three games. In the last two, the two teams have won one each.

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