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Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field first. Australia are playing with the same squad which defeated Babar Azam-led Pakistan in the second semi-final whereas New Zealand have made one forced change in their team which played against England in the first semi-final. After sustaining an injury in the right hand, wicket-keeper batter Devon Conway has been ruled out from the final and Tim Seifert has come in at his place.
“Looks a little bit dry but I don't think it will change. It might skid with the new ball. We're playing the same team. The way we hung in the contest and take it deep was crucial for us. Zampa's has been superb for a while in the shortest format, and hopefully that will continue. It is a new format, a new team and our record over New Zealand doesn't matter at all,” Finch said at the toss.
“We would have fielded as well. It looks like a reasonable wicket and who knows about the dew. Just trying to get a competitive total. We have one obvious change: Conway is out and Seifert is in. It is a shame that he misses but as a team we have to move on and focus on the challenge at hand. Mitch Santner is a world class operator and it didn't quite work out in the match the other night. We don't want to look too far ahead and we just need to make a few small adjustments,” Williamson at the toss.
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert(wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.
