India vs New Zealand: After a washout in Wellington, team India is going against New Zealand in the Bay oval, and the 3-match T20I series has been reduced to a two-match affair. There is a forecast of rain in the second T20I also.
Match: India vs New Zealand, T20 1 of 3
Date: 20th November 2022
Time: 12:00 PM IST
Venue: Bay Oval.
Pitch Condition: The second T20 match will be played at Bay Oval. The spinners here have an advantage in terms of the economic rate. The average first-innings score in seven completed T20Is at the Bay Oval is 199. The previous T20 here was almost two years ago and the match was washed out due to rain. The weather could play spoilsport once again here.
India vs New Zealand – The Squad
India: Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & wk), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), W Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner.
India vs New Zealand – Team Performance in the Past Matches
India headed to Wellington for a T20I series against New Zealand but the match was abandoned due to rain. Now the match is reduced to a two-match series. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian side. This series will be an audition for Pandya to use him as a potential future leader. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also skipping the series as they have been given rest. The youngsters Sanju Samson, Shubhman Gill, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer are included in the squad. The bowling department is also quite balanced one with Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand has got Finn Allen at the top order and Glenn Phillips in the middle order but both Devon Conway and Kane Williamson’s batting mode should be changed. Williamson’s fluency and Allen’s consistency can lead the side to the front. Williamson hasn’t had a great time in T20 cricket for a year. So, he needs to improve his strike rate. In the case of bowling, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, and Blair Tickner will handle the pace department while Ish Sodhi will take care of the spin. Trent Boult has left out of the team.
India vs New Zealand – Face to Face
India and New Zealand have faced each other in 20 T20 matches. Out of these 20 games, India has won 11 matches whereas New Zealand has come out victorious 9 times.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful by any means.
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant, Devon Conway.
Batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell.
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav.
Vice-Captain: Rishabh Pant.
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant, Devon Conway.
Batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson.
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee.
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav.
Vice-Captain: Rishabh Pant.
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