The final three games of the Twenty20 series between New Zealand and Australia will be held behind closed doors at Wellington Regional Stadium; it follows a new closure in Auckland due to the coronavirus pandemic; New Zealand lead the series 2-0
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Last updated: 01/03/21 7:59 am
Wellington Regional Stadium puts the final three games of the T20 series behind closed doors
The final three games of the Twenty20 New Zealand series against Australia will be played at the closed Wellington Regional Stadium as fans are suspended following the closure of COVID-19 in Auckland.
New Zealand Cricket moved their fifth and final game Sunday to Wellington of Tauranga, having moved fourth to the New Zealand capital of Auckland.
Australian spinner Ashton Agar said the organizers had made the right call.
“They have made sure they look after the mental and physical well-being of the players and come to the right decision,” he told reporters on Monday.
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, went into lockdown seven days after Sunday after a new local case of coronavirus of unknown origin was revealed.
New Zealand lead the T20 series 2-0 after winning the opening games in Christchurch and Dunedin.
The third game is on Wednesday.
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With Australia needing to win the last three games to claim the series, Agar said a lack of fans in Wellington could play into the hands of the visitors.
“Home advantage will always help when you have a crowd that is right behind their home team and that is how it has been so far,” he said.
“There’s always a fun crowd here in New Zealand, it’s always a good atmosphere, so if they didn’t have that specifically on a game the series depends on would be a huge benefit for us . “