India and New Zealand are going to lock horns against each other in the first T20 of the 3 match series today at Jaipur. New Zealand are coming into the series with a good outing in the recently concluded T20 World Cup while India will look to forget their poor show in the tournament.
Head to Head in T20I
Total Matches : 17
Won By New Zealand : 9
Won by India : 6
Tied : 2
As far as head to head stats is concerned, New Zealand have a better record against the men in blue. Out of 15 matches, the Kiwi side have came out victorious in 9 occassions.
Match Prediction
Although head to head stats is in favor of the visiting team, one would probably give the home side the slightest of advantage in this match. Yes, New Zealand were brilliant in the last ICC tournament as they reached the finals. New Zealand even defeated India by 8 wickets in the league match in the tournament. Personally, I would give it 60-40 in favor of India,
Fantasy Picks
Captaincy Picks : KL Rahul, Martin Guptill
Probable Picks :Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, James Neesham, Trent Boult
India Probable XI
Rohit Sharma (captain)Ishan Kishan
KL Rahul
Suryakumar YadavShreyas IyerRishabh Pant
Ravichandran Ashwin
Harshal PatelBhuvneshwar KumarDeepak Chahar
Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand Probable XI
Daryl Mitchell
Martin GuptillMark ChapmanGlenn PhilipsTim SeifertJames Neesham
Mitchell Santner
Adam Milne
Tim Southee (captain)Ish Sodhi
Trent Boult
IND vs NZ Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (Captain), Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne.
Fixtures – T20 Series
1st T20 International: 17th November 2021, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur: 7:00 PM IST
2nd T20I: 19th November 2021, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi: 7:00 PM IST
3rd T20I: 21st November 2021, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: 7:00 PM IST