NZ vs AUS Prediction, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

New Zealand will lock horns with Australia in the first match of the three-match T20I series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday, October 1.

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New Zealand is coming into this series on the back of a T20I tri-series win over South Africa in July 2025. They will be captained by Michael Bracewell in this series. On the other hand, Australia, led by Mitchell Marsh, defeated South Africa 2-1 at home in August 2025.

NZ vs AUS, T20I Series 2025, Match 1, Match Details

Match: New Zealand vs Australia, T20I Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 11:45 AM IST, Wednesday, October 1

Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

NZ vs AUS, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Pitch Report

The Bay Oval surface is expected to assist batters right from the powerplay overs. We can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. We can anticipate scores of above 200 to be posted on this surface.

NZ vs AUS, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Probable XIs

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell (c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.

Australia

Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Matt Short, Tim David, Alex Carey (wk), Mitch Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

NZ vs AUS, T20I Series 2025, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Australia

New Zealand and Australia played a total of 19 T20Is against each other. While Australia secured 13 victories, New Zealand managed to bag only six wins. Moreover, Australia has a decent record away from home as well, which makes them strong favorites to win this game as well.

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