Two part second-string teams of India and New Zealand will meet in a 3-T20I series starting Friday. The IND vs NZ T20I will kick start in Ranchi, followed by matches in Lucknow and Ahmedabad on Sunday and Wednesday, respectively.
India are having another winning home season, having defeated Sri Lanka in ODI and T20I series followed by a whitewash over the Kiwis in ODIs before the two teams battle in the T20I series.
India have not lost a home bilateral series since March 2019, and even India’s second-string units have proved to be a bit too much for the visitors. New Zealand, led by Mitchell Santner, will like to end this dominating run by the Men In Blue, who will led by Hardik Pandya.
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Venue, date and timings:
Venue: JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Date and time: January 27, Friday, 7.00 PM IST
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Predicted playing XIs:
India probable XI: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi
New Zealand probable XI: Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Benjamin Lister, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Match prediction: India to win the 1st T20I
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Dream XI tips and team:
In Ranchi, chasing teams have done well, and spinners, because of the effect of dew, struggle. However, Kuldeep Yadav is someone who’s been in great form and had troubled the Kiwis in the ODIs.
Our Dream XI team for small leagues:
IND vs NZ T20I series Full Squads:
India’s T20I squad against New Zealand: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
New Zealand T20I squad against India: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway(wk), Dane Cleaver, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Benjamin Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips(wk), Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
