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Black Caps captain Kane Williamson can't wait to hear the Christchurch crowd while facing their biggest rivals

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson can't wait to hear the Christchurch crowd while facing their biggest rivals

22 February 2021

New Zealand take on Australia tonight in their first of five Twenty20 matches before a sold out Hagley Oval.

It'll be the first time an international fixture's been played under Hagley Oval's new lights.

Williamson says both sides are looking forward to playing in front of a Kiwi crowd.

Action gets underway in an hour's time.

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