After breaking new floor within the Caribbean, New Zealand have little time to relaxation earlier than heading to Australia for the One Day International collection, which was repeatedly postponed attributable to COVID-19.
The Black Caps have been in the course of a three-day tour on Wednesday after a fruitful tour of the West Indies the place they registered their maiden ODI and T20I collection wins towards the hosts. They may have per week break at house in New Zealand however will then head again to Australia for one more one-day collection as they appear to proceed their profitable momentum within the lead as much as the T20 World Cup in the identical nation.
Australia’s final white-ball tour of New Zealand got here to an abrupt finish in March 2020, because the pandemic introduced international play to a halt.
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Several makes an attempt to reschedule the one-day Chappell-Hadlee Trophy failed because the governments of each nations closed their borders and positioned heavy quarantine calls for on worldwide arrivals.
With the ultimate ban lifted this 12 months, the three-match collection might lastly go forward in Cairns from 6 September.
“Every time we come against Australia, we have some good games,” mentioned New Zealand all-rounder Mitch Santner, Man of the Series for the ODI collection towards the West Indies. “We obviously haven’t played the series in the slightest now… We’ve played a lot of cricket, but the week at home will be a good week to have the kids refreshed, ready to go in for another Chappell-Hadley series.”
Apart from the trophy, there may be little or no at stake within the One Day International collection however each the groups may have loads of gamers to play within the T20 World Cup in October-November.
After being overwhelmed by Australia in final 12 months’s T20 World Cup last within the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand would particularly love the prospect to get one on their trans-Tasman rivals forward of the worldwide showpiece.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
