With Australia exiting the T20 World Cup early, and the final having been rescheduled due to a clash with the women’s series against India, Zampa was among the white-ball players available for both sides. He was keen to feature but when it became clear that conditions in Hobart would not warrant two legspinners he stepped aside.
“The starting position was Adam was available to play and keen to play,” Greg Mail, NSW’s chief performance officer, told ESPNcricinfo. “He and I had a conversation and he always is cognizant of the impact on Tanveer when he is available for us.
“He was quite clear that with Tanveer being the leading wicket-taker in the competition and also still developing his craft that he didn’t want his selection or availability to come at Tanveer’s expense. And that’s a position that we agreed with as well.
“So the question then became, is a Bellerive day-night fixture the right time to play two leggies? We’ve played them together in a few fixtures over the last couple of years. When we decided that that wasn’t the case, then Zamps has effectively stepped aside to make sure Tanveer could play.”
Tasmania, who secured hosting rights by winning their first five matches, are set to have Nathan Ellis and Matt Kuhnemann to bolster their bowling unit.
The final, in which the teams will play for the Dean Jones Trophy, had originally been scheduled for February 28 but was moved so that Tasmania could host the game at Bellerive Oval with Australia’s women playing two ODIs in three against India on February 27 and March 1.
New South Wales squad
Kurtis Patterson (capt), Sean Abbott, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Josh Philippe, William Salzmann, Lachlan Shaw, Tanveer Sangha