New Zealand vs Australia 3rd T20I Live Score Updates

New Zealand vs Australia 3rd T20I Live Updates: New Zealand will aim for a consolation win as they face Australia in the third and final T20I match of the series on Sunday. Australia won the first game by 6 wickets. They then sealed the series with a 72-run victory in the second match. Australia's bowlers sliced through some reckless New Zealand batting to bag the series in Auckland on Friday. (Live Scorecard)

Australia's tour of New Zealand continues and it is now time for the 3rd and final T20I. The teams stay in Auckland for the final game but the Aussies have already clinched the series 2-0 but will be eyeing the whitewash. The Kiwis have not been quite up to the mark and were blown away in the second game even after having the opposition on the ropes early in the game. They let go of a strong position with the ball in hand and then simply crumbled while chasing a target of 175 runs and got bundled out for 100-odd runs. However, one person has stood out in both games and that has been Lockie Ferguson who has found probably his best rhythm in quite a while and will be key for the hosts yet again. Their batters certainly need to step up and Trent Boult too needs to bring his A-game if New Zealand are to avoid a whitewash. Australia on the other hand have managed to turn difficult situations around in both games and are looking like a top side with just three months left for the T20 World Cup. In the second game, Pat Cummins played a vital knock and even contributed with the bat as Adam Zampa ran riot with a four-fer. With the series in bag, we might see Australia chop and change their team yet again and New Zealand who are short of a few key players will simply have to step up and try to finish the T20I series on a