Watch New Zealand vs Australia 1st Twenty20 Match preview, Live score & Highlights Video On February 26, 2010

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New Zealand will face Australia today 1st Twenty20 at Wellington. So a great chance to win the T20 series after beating them in home ground Wellington. Don’t miss to watch this New Zealand vs Australia live score update on your PC.

Match Facts
New Zealand Friday, February 26, Wellington Start time 1900 (0600 GMT)
New Zealand vs Australia live , 1st Twenty20, Wellington

Match scheduled:
Last updated: 26-02-2010 from 07:00 until 11:00
25-01-2010 on 13:38
New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 1st T20I

Team news

New Zealand have named a 12-man squad, which makes their selections relatively easy. Shane Bond is back in the group having missed the Bangladesh series and Tim Southee is the most likely to make way for Bond. The opener Peter Ingram made a promising start to his international career against Bangladesh but will face a tougher challenge against a fiercely quick Australian new-ball attack.

New Zealand (possible) 1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Peter Ingram, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jacob Oram, 6 Gareth Hopkins, 7 James Franklin, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Nathan McCullum, 10 Shane Bond, 11 Daryl Tuffey.

Dirk Nannes was rested from the final Twenty20 against West Indies but expect him to return to form a very fast opening combination with Shaun Tait. Ryan Harris could be squeezed out despite making a good debut on Tuesday, or the selectors might decide to give Mitchell Johnson a rest. Daniel Christian also picked up two wickets on debut and although both were caught in the deep, he may hold on to his spot at No. 7. Michael Hussey replace Shaun Marsh in the squad but is unlikely to be in Australia’s strongest XI, given that he was overlooked for the three Twenty20s at home.

Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 David Warner, 3 Michael Clarke (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Cameron White, 6 Brad Haddin (wk), 7 Daniel Christian, 8 Steven Smith, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Dirk Nannes, 11 Shaun Tait.

Pitch and conditions
Twenty20 internationals at Westpac Stadium have tended to produce scores around 150-160. The forecast for Friday in Wellington is fine with a top temperature of 19C.

Stats and trivia

* New Zealand and Australia have played three Twenty20 internationals against each other – Australia have won them all
* It is five years since these same teams played the first ever Twenty20 international – of the 22 players involved in that match only Brendon McCullum, Daryl Tuffey, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey are in the mix to play this game
* Brendon McCullum has played more Twenty20 internationals than any other player in the world and has also scored the most runs

News source from cricinfo.com