IND vs NZ 1st T20I : Kiwis set to maintain winning streak! New Zealand win the TOSS and decide to bowl; Surya Army will bat

IND vs NZ 1st T20I : India and New Zealand A five-match T20 series is being played between them. The first match of this series is being played today on January 21 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Before this normal, New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bowl first, while the Indian team is going to bat first.

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After winning the toss, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner decided to bowl first. Commenting on this, he said, “We will bowl first. The pitch looks very good and there is a chance of a big score. Last week was very special. Every team knows how difficult it is to come to India and win a match, but this is a new series and India is a strong team in home conditions. It is a good start for us in preparation for the World Cup. There are three fast bowlers in the team. Clarke is making his debut, Jamieson and Duffy are also playing.”

Thinking of bowling first: Suryakumar Yadav

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadavlost the toss, then reacted by saying, “We were planning to bowl first, as we realized there was dew around 8.30 pm during our warm-up. But we don’t mind batting first and we have done well batting first. Shreyas, Harshit, Bishnoi and Kuldeep didn’t get a chance in today’s match.”

Presenting #TeamIndia‘s Playing XI for the 1st T20I

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Both teams are as follows…

New Zealand Team: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

Team India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah