MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Australia has won the toss and chosen to bowl Wednesday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

All three matches will be played over four days at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui southeast of Auckland.

The match marks the earliest start to an international season in New Zealand and commemorates the first T20 match between New Zealand and Australia 20 years ago.

The series is also part of both teams’ build-up to next year’s T20 World Cup.

Both New Zealand and Australia have long injury lists, exacerbated when Rachin Ravindra suffered a gashed face and Glenn Maxwell a broken wrist in training this week.

New Zealand allrounder Ravindra collided with an advertising board while fielding and Australia’

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