NZ vs IND, 1st T20I Preview New Zealand take on India in the first of three IT20s at the Sky Stadium, Wellington on Friday evening. Both sides were knocked out of the 2022 T20 World Cup at the semi-final stage. New Zealand were beaten by Pakistan with India losing to eventual winners England. New Zealand […]
| November 18, 2022 at 1:05 AM
New Zealand take on India in the first of three IT20s at the Sky Stadium, Wellington on Friday evening. Both sides were knocked out of the 2022 T20 World Cup at the semi-final stage. New Zealand were beaten by Pakistan with India losing to eventual winners England. New Zealand played some strong cricket during the World Cup but were well beaten by Pakistan in the semi-final. However, they have a very good record at home and they will be tough opponents for India in this game. India are without some of their most experienced players in this series but will still be able to put out a very talented side. They will be underdogs in the first game of the series but we expect them to be very competitive.
New Zealand vs India – 1st T20I
Venue: Sky Stadium – Wellington
Date & Time: 18th October at 12:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
We expect a par score between 150-160 on this surface. The pitch will provide some turn for the spinners but will also have good pace for the quick bowlers. There is plenty of cloud cover and rain forecast for Wellington throughout Friday. It will be humid from start to finish but there are likely to be interruptions due to the weather.
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Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Kane Williamson(C), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitch Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne
Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips(VC), Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(C), Mitch Santner, Tim Southee, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
Devon Conway(VC), Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Hardik Pandya, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Captain – Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya
Vice-captain – Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips
Wicketkeeper – Devon Conway
These two losing semi-finalists will be keen to return to winning ways in the IT20s at the first attempt in Wellington. In what may well be a rain-interrupted fixture, there will be very little time for the batters to get used to the conditions. As a result, although we are expecting a close contest, we are backing New Zealand to get the victory in this opening game. It is the clear underdog and that does not feel quite right. India has more youngsters in its lineup but that is not a bad thing. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.
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