NZ vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 2nd T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Australia tour of New Zealand 2025

Australia has won last four T20I matches against New Zealand.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 03 Oct 2025, 11:19 IST

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Preview

New Zealand (NZ) will take on Australia (AUS) in the second T20I of the three-match series on Friday, October 3, at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. In the last match, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.

The Blackcaps lost their first three wickets for six runs. Tim Robinson and Daryl Mitchell added 92 runs for the fourth wicket before Mitchell was dismissed for 34 runs off 23 deliveries. Bevon Jacobs joined Robinson in the middle, and the duo added 64 runs for the fifth wicket. Jacobs was run out in the 19th over for 20 runs off 21 deliveries. Robinson finished on 106 runs off 66 deliveries and remained unbeaten. New Zealand posted a total of 181 runs for the loss of six wickets. Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers and took two wickets for 40 runs in four overs.

Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head added 67 runs for the first wicket. Head was the first to get dismissed and made 31 runs off 18 deliveries. The duo of Matthew Short and Marsh helped Australia cross the 100-run mark. Short was dismissed in the 12th over, while Marsh got out in the 15th over. Marsh scored 85 runs off 43 deliveries and made the chase easy for the next batters. Tim David remained unbeaten on 21 runs off 12 deliveries, and Australia won the match by six wickets in 16.3 overs.  Marsh won the Player of the Match award.

Match Information

New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd T20I

Australia tour of New Zealand, 3 Oct 2025, Fri, 11:45 AM IST ,Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Broadcast

Sony Sports TEN Network

Live Stream

SonyLIV and FanCode

Weather Report

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Clouds

15.4°C

98% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

L
W
W
W
W

Australia

W
W
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Tim Robinson

NZ - bat

106 Runs

2 Matches

2

94 Runs

2 Matches

3

Travis Head

AUS - bat

36 Runs

2 Matches

34 Runs

2 Matches

5

Matthew Short

AUS - all

31 Runs

2 Matches

6

Tim David

AUS - bat

21 Runs

2 Matches

1

400.00

2 Matches

2

184.31

2 Matches

3

Tim David

AUS - bat

175.00

2 Matches

175.00

2 Matches

5

Travis Head

AUS - bat

171.43

2 Matches

6

Tim Robinson

NZ - bat

160.61

2 Matches

1

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

2 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Ben Dwarshuis

AUS - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

3

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

1 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Matthew Short

AUS - all

1 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Jacob Duffy

NZ - bowl

1 Wkts

2 Matches

6

Kyle Jamieson

NZ - bowl

1 Wkts

1 Match

1

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

5.75

2 Matches

2

Matt Henry

NZ - bowl

9.00

2 Matches

3

Ben Dwarshuis

AUS - bowl

10.00

1 Match

4

Matthew Short

AUS - all

10.67

2 Matches

5

Jacob Duffy

NZ - bowl

11.00

2 Matches

6

Kyle Jamieson

NZ - bowl

11.50

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, DJ Mitchell, MS Chapman, B Jacobs, Michael Bracewell (C), Zak Foulkes, KA Jamieson, MJ Henry, JA Duffy

Bench : Rachin Ravindra, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, James Neesham

Australia

TM Head, MR Marsh (C), MW Short, Tim David, AT Carey (wk), MP Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, A Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Bench : GJ Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, JR Philippe

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui might remain balanced throughout this match. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches here has been 166 runs. The team batting first has enjoyed a lot of success and has won 56% of the last 18 matches. Pacers have taken 88 wickets here in the last 10 games, while spinners have picked up 39 wickets.

53%

Pace Bowling

47%

Spin Bowling

52%

Batting Pitch

166

Average Score

48%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Tim David AUS | BAT

Tim David is the leading run-scorer for Australia in T20Is this year and has made 303 runs in six outings at an average of 75.75. He is the only Australian batter who has scored a century in T20Is this year.

7
C

Tim Robinson NZ | BAT

Robinson is the second-highest run-scorer for New Zealand in T20Is this year. He has made 246 runs in five games at a strike rate of 146.42.

8.5

Travis Head AUS | BAT

Head scored 31 runs off 18 deliveries in the first game. It was his highest score in T20Is this year.

8

Jacob Duffy NZ | BOWL

Duffy is the leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20Is this year. He has taken 20 wickets in 11 games at an average of 13.80, an economy of 6.95, and a strike rate of 11.9.

8

Ben Dwarshuis AUS | BOWL

Dwarshuis is the leading wicket-taker for Australia in T20Is this year. He has taken 15 wickets in eight games at an average of 19.13, an economy of 8.96, and a strike rate of 12.8.

8.5

Matt Henry NZ | BOWL

Henry is the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in T20Is this year and has taken 13 wickets in six games at an average of 15.61.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Mark Chapman

NZ | ALL

Chapman has been dismissed for a single-digit score in his last three outings and can be left out of fantasy teams.

7

Alex Carey

AUS | WK

Carey has scored just 33 runs in two outings this year and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Oct 3 2025 11:19 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

6 : 5

AUS

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Devon Conway

8

Tim Seifert

8

Travis Head
VC

8.5

Tim Robinson

7

Tim David
C

7

Marcus Stoinis

8

Matthew Short

9

Jacob Duffy

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Ben Dwarshuis

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Devon Conway

8

Tim Robinson
C

7

Tim David

7

Marcus Stoinis

8

Matthew Short

9

Zak Foulkes

7.5

Jacob Duffy
VC

8

Matt Henry

8.5

Josh Hazlewood

9

Xavier Bartlett

8

Ben Dwarshuis

8

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