New Zealand vs Australia 2nd T20I Predictions - Marsh to demolish the Black Caps attack again

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Mitchell Marsh hit five sixes in his 43-ball 85 against New Zealand.
Tim Robinson hit five sixes in his 66-ball 106* against Australia.
Can Australia beat New Zealand to secure the three-match series?

Mitchell Marsh scored 85 in the 1st T20I. (credit: Michael Bradley/Getty Images)

New Zealand vs Australia Predictions

In the 1st T20I, New Zealand put up a good score thanks to a magnificent innings by Tim Robinson and then Jacob Duffy had the Aussies floundering at the start of their innings. However, I’m backing Australia to take back-to-back wins as their attack is powerful and their batting is deadly.

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh has scored 54, 88, 100 & 85 in his last 5 innings.
Australia’s Travis Head has scored 27, 142 & 31 in his last 4 innings.
New Zealand’s Tim Robinson has scored 69, 20 & 106* in his last 4 T20Is.
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has scored 20*, 16*, 80 & 34 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

Australia have won four and lost one of their last five matches against New Zealand, including the last four matches in a row.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand put in a good shift in the 1st T20I against Australia, only to be blown away by another brutal batting display by Mitchell Marsh.

New Zealand posted 181/6 off their 20 overs, powered by Tim Robinson’s 66-ball 106* and 34 off 23 balls by Daryl Mitchell to rescue the Black Caps from 6/3.

Matt Henry (2/43) and Kyle Jamieson (1/46) did their best to restrict the Aussie top order but were unable to prevent the six-wicket defeat.

New Zealand Team News

New Zealand are looking good on the pitch and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Australia Form

Australia took a powerful 1-0 lead in their three-match series by beating New Zealand by six wickets.

Josh Hazlewood (1/23, econ 5.75) and Ben Dwarshuis (2/40, econ 10.00) reduced New Zealand to 6/3 after 10 balls. New Zealand recovered to post 181/6 off their 20 overs.

Skipper Mitchell Marsh (85 off 43 balls, five sixes) once again demolished the opposition bowling to set up the six-wicket win with 21 balls in hand.

Australia Team News

There are no injury reports from the Australia squad.

Verdict

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I am backing Australia to win. I am also backing Mitchell Marsh to top score for Australia.

Tim Robinson is a good bet to top score for New Zealand.

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