Australia will host New Zealand for a three-match ODI series beginning Friday, March 13 in Sydney. Find out where you can watch the Australia v New Zealand ODIs on TV.
New Zealand and Australia have produced some of the best finishes in ODI cricket in the past. The return of the retro kit adds more to the flavour of the limited-overs series between the trans-Tasman rivals.
New Zealand were swept clean in the three-match Test series down under in December, and later in five T20Is against India at home, but bounced back strongly thereafter to register back-to-back wins in ODIs and Tests. While the outcome was largely a result of collective effort, the standout performer was young Kyle Jamieson, who blossomed on his international debut. He’ll pose series selection headaches for skipper Kane Williamson, more so after Trent Boult returns to ODIs in an attack that also comprises Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry.
Trent Boult: After being sidelined with a fractured hand from the limited-overs leg against India, Boult returned to form in the Tests, finishing with 11 wickets at 19.36. Despite his last appearance coming eight months ago, the World Cup final against England at Lord’s, Boult inched past India’s Jasprit Bumrah to claim the top spot in the ODI bowling rankings. He has a chance to consolidate his position at the top against Australia, against whom he has bagged 29 wickets at 17.97, including three five-fors and a hat-trick.