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Australia opt to bowl against New Zealand in T20 World Cup final

Staff Reporter Cricket 2021-11-14, 11:23pm




 DUBAI- Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup final on 
Sunday. 

   Both the teams are bidding for their maiden title in the tournament with 
Australia unchanged from their semi-final win over Pakistan. 

   Kane Williamson's New Zealand have one forced change with Tim Seifert 
taking over the wicketkeeping duties after Devon Conway broke his hand and 
was ruled out. 

   Teams Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Mitchell Marsh, Steven 
Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, 
Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood 

   New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (capt), Tim 
Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, 
Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult 

   Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Richard Kettleborough (ENG) 

   TV Umpire: Nitin Menon (IND) 

   Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI). BSS/AFP