IND vs NZ 1st T20I Head to Head Records
Reflexes
- New Zealand will not feature Devon Conway in the T20I series.
- The series won’t see many big names from India, including Kohli and Bumrah.
- A total of 3 matches will be played in the T20I series between India and New Zealand.
When teams from India and New Zealand meet in the first T20I match of the 3-match series to be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, both teams will be looking for a fresh start. Goal India, after an embarrassing performance in the T20 World Cup, will prepare to build a strong team under the supervision of new captain Rohit Sharma and new coach Rahul Dravid. At the same time, New Zealand’s intention will be to focus on the next tournament, learning lessons from the mistakes of the final.
Let’s take a look at the teams, injury updates, and records for both teams.
head to head
Total games – 18
India won – 8
New Zealand won-9
India faced New Zealand in the recently contested T20 World Cup, in which they had to face defeat by 8 wickets.
Former captain Virat Kohli is not part of the Indian team in this series. Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have rested. At the same time, Shardul Thakur, Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakraborty have also not had a place in the team.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (week), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj, Ishan Kishanyer Rashura.
New Zealand will enter this series without Devon Conway, who is not in the series due to injury. Tim Seifert will be seen in place of Conway.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (week), Tim Southee (c), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne.
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