Amateurs Afzaal Ahmad, Parvez Ahmed, and Arbaaz Ahmad shine with an Impressive 89-point performance at the Emirates Golf Club
"Our medical staff are treating this as a typical throat infection but we are following Australian government protocols that require us to keep Kane away from other members of the squad and perform the appropriate tests given he has returned from international travel in the last 14 days," a Cricket Australia spokesperson said.
"Once we receive the results of the tests and Kane recovers in the next few days we expect he will re-join the team."
Captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bat at the Sydney Cricket Ground. As well as Kane Richardson, Australia have also omitted Jhye Richardson, bringing back Test spearheads Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.
New Zealand have selected two spinners for the match, opting for Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner to try and take advantage of the spin-friendly SCG wicket.
Teams
Australia - Aaron Finch (captain) David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, D'Arcy Short, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wkt), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
New Zealand - Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wkt), James Neesham, Colin De Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Umpires - Marais Erasmus (RSA), Richard Illingworth (ENG)
TV Umpire - Sam Nogaksji (AUS)
Match Referee - Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
Amateurs Afzaal Ahmad, Parvez Ahmed, and Arbaaz Ahmad shine with an Impressive 89-point performance at the Emirates Golf Club
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