In the 7th ICC Champions Trophy encounter, Group A toppers New Zealand is all set to take on to Aussies at Edgbaston, Birmingham on June 12, 2013 Wednesday. For the Australian team this match is really crucial as they have already lost their first fixture against England. On the other side New Zealand is the only team whose net run rate has crossed the mark of unity and it will be looking forward to continue with their impressive performance.
Match Venue and Date
Australia and New Zealand will be locking horns in a stiff fight at the 7th ICC Champions Trophy match. The game is scheduled at Edgbaston, Birmingham on June 12, 2013 at 10:30am (local time).
Australia
For the Australian team this Champions Trophy season has started at a low. First the team faced a brutal loss against India in the warm up match and then lost their first against the hosts England. Their batting performance has raised concern for the team. They got wind up for just 65 runs against while in their match against England only 3 players were able to cross 25 runs score. David Warner with a 0 in first and 9 in second fixture is not in his form; also Shane Watson who raised hopes with his ton against West Indies in the Warm up match was not able to take on the heat against England. Presence of Captain Michael Clarke being still in low waters, Watson needs to pull up his performance to lead the team. Phil Hughes along with George Bailey showed some impressive play in the last inning but still need to stay for long on the pitch.
In bowling pacers like Clint McKay were beneficial in the last match. James Faulkner also strengthened the team picking 2 wickets while Shane Watson added one more figure to the wickets making Cook to rest in pavilion. However looking at the importance of the spinners in the recent matches, Mitchell Marsh can be replaced for Xavier Doherty in the team.
New Zealand
What a breath taking encounter it was where New Zealand finally got to clinch the victory against Sri Lanka scalping the wicket of Lasith Malinga. In the batting order there were no such impressive performances as the players displayed against England in the ODI series. Making a good start, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill and Nathan McCullum but were not able to stay for long on the pitch. Captain Brendon McCullum who played an inning of 18-49 also seemed to be baffled by the bowlers easily. With 5 LBWs against them in the last match, the Kiwi team needs to look out their conduct in the matches.
In bowling Kyle Mills fetched the first Sri Lankan wicket at his first delivery giving New Zealand an ideal start. Clinching 4 wickets, the youngster Mitchell McClenaghan got every one’s attention and will be a crucial player in this match as well. In spinning department Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum proved to be lethal for the Sri Lankan team picking 1 and 2 wickets respectively.
Probable Team Squads
Australia Team: MJ Clarke, MG Johnson, SR Watson, SE Marsh, AC Voges, GJ Bailey, XJ Doherty, PJ Hughes, DA Warner, CJ McKay, MS Wade, GJ Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile,
New Zealand Team: JEC Franklin, BB McCullum, DL Vettori, LRPL Taylor, KD Mills, L Ronchi, GD Elliott, TG Southee, MJ Guptill, TA Boult, NL McCullum, KS Williamson, MJ McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Andrew Ellis
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