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Australia announce squad for T20I series against New Zealand

The 2021 T20I World Cup winner Australia have announced a formidable 15-member squad for their forthcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand scheduled for later this month.

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Australia T20I team (Source: Twitter)

The Australian team have been one of the formidable units going around in the international circuit for the year 2023. The Australian team made a comeback after terrific comeback after suffering a humiliating Test match loss against the West Indies team at home. But they made a terrific comeback in the following ODI series winning all played two ODIs as they lead the series 2-0.

The 2021 T20I World Cup winner Australia have announced a formidable 15-member squad for their forthcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand scheduled for later this month. The Trans-Tasman rivalry commences with the first T20I in Wellington on Wednesday, February 21, followed by subsequent matches in Auckland.

Interestingly, while Pat Cummins is included in the squad, Mitchell Marsh has been appointed as the captain. This suggests that Cummins' captaincy across all formats for Australia may be coming to an end. However, there is also the possibility that the renowned all-rounder may not feature in all three matches to manage his workload. This could be the reason why Marsh has been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the team.

Australia's squad for New Zealand T20Is: Mitchell Marsh (C), Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Australia lead the series 2-0 against West Indies

After drawing the Test 1-1, the Australian team made a resounding comeback in the ODI series as they won both of their two ODIs in the series of three. The all-rounder effort from the entire team meant that the relatively younger Australian side were able to thrash the West Indies team convincingly.

It was heroics from Xavier Bartlett, on his debut match, which ensured that Australia took home the match by eight wickets. On the other hand, in the second ODI, the all-round effort from Sean Abbott made sure that Australia clinched the three-match series 2-0.