New Zealand Tour Of India

IND vs NZ, 1st T20I, Jaipur

Preview

The T20 fever is going nowhere. After the Indian T20 League, T20 World Series, time has finally come for the India versus New Zealand series in the subcontinent. This is tough. Tough because the Kiwis played the finals on Sunday and was there till midnight and again will take the field on Wednesday. It wouldn’t have been tough if the matches were held in UAE itself but it’s in India. From Jet lag to adapting a new condition to their mental health in a bio bubble, everything has gone for a toss as after a heartbreaking loss in the hands of Australia in the final, the Kiwis will look to turn things around and what better way than beating India in their home? The only thing they will be worried about is that their captain Kane Williamson will not be a part of the series. He played some brilliant cricket in the last match for Black Caps and his absence may bother New Zealand in the tournament. In his absence, Tim Southee will be leading the side.

India can’t give any excuse this time around. They have to win the series at any cost. Otherwise, a lot of fingers will be raised at their performance specially after their early exit from the World T20 Series. The new T20I captain, Rohit Sharma has already mentioned about a new template in the T20I’s and by the looks of it, they might be in the right direction. Not even a year left for the next T20 World Series and India needs to sort their team out as soon as possible. Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel are very welcoming but it will be interesting to find out their roles and how Captain Rohit Sharma uses him in the middle.

In short, get ready for a brilliant series as both the teams have their personal reasons to win this series. India, to prove that losing in the World Series was just a mistake while the Kiwis will try to give their fans some sort of reason to celebrate after a heart breaking defeat in the finals of the World T20 Series.

Match Details

Match: IND vs NZ, 1st T20I Match,

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Time: 7:00 PM

Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.

Pitch Report

Since not a lot of matches have been played on this surface, expect the ball to carry well. Bowling first will be ideal as dew will definitely come to the party as the match goes on.

IND vs NZ Squads

IND: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad

NZ: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne

IND vs NZ Probable XIs

IND: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

NZ: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifart (wk), Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee (c), Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Match Prediction

India should win the match. They have got the much important break that the Kiwis didn’t. They will be fresh and that will help them to play good cricket. Another important thing will be that the Indians will be playing in their home conditions and the biggest threat of the opposition, Kane Williamson will not be present. Trent Boult can cause a lot of trouble for our players in the top order but if they manage to get rid of that, we should play some really good cricket to win the match.

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