India, Oct. 4 -- New Zealand and Australia will face each other in the final T20I of the three-match series at the Bay Oval on Saturday, October 4. Australia leads 1-0 after the visitors won the opening T20I by six wickets, and the second game was abandoned due to rain as only 2.1 overs were possible. The BlackCaps will now be hoping to level the series and gain some momentum ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is set to be played in India and Sri Lanka early next year.

Both Australia and New Zealand have been in red-hot form in the shortest format in 2025, and both squads will try to further fine-tune their skills ahead of the upcoming marquee tournament.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has been in solid form in T20Is; however,...