IND vs NZ 1st T20I : The 5-match T20 series between India and New Zealand is going to start from today. The first T20 match of this series is going to be played between India vs New Zealand on 22 October (Thursday). This match will start at 12:30 pm according to Indian time. The toss of this match will take place at 12 o'clock. This match between India and New Zealand will be played at Hagley Oval Cricket Ground in Christchurch. In this series, the responsibility of registering victory will be on Indian captain Shreyas Iyer and New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner.
Team India is playing cricket continuously, after the Asian Games held in Japan, India played a five-match T20 series with West Indies. Now she has reached New Zealand, where she has to play a five-match T20 series again in the winter. The entire month of October has been busy for Team India. Now in Christchurch again he will have to compete against his powerful Kiwi players. So, before the start of this match, today we are going to tell you about the match from the pitch and weather report to the details of possible playing-11, head to head and live streaming.
How will India approach New Zealand's conditions? 👀
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pitch report
The pitch of Hagley Oval Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand is considered good for both batsmen and bowlers. New ball fast bowlers get more help on this pitch. After this, once the batsman is set, then she can easily play big innings. Here the new ball helps the bowlers. He can swing and seam the ball on this pitch. They also get good movement and bounce. There is not much help available for spin bowlers on the Christchurch pitch. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 161 and the average score of the second innings is 145 runs. The highest score in Christchurch is 236 runs and the lowest total is 91 runs.
weather report
There is no hope of rain in Christchurch, New Zealand on October 22. The weather will be good in the evening during this match, it will be evening in New Zealand when the match takes place. The maximum temperature at the time of the match is expected to be 23 to 24 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be 9 degrees Celsius. In such a situation, fans will get to watch the entire match.
🏏 There will be a tough fight in the first T20I match between India 🇮🇳 and New Zealand 🇳🇿! 🔥
🗒️ 22 October | Thursday
⏰ 12:30 pm (IST)📺 Watch LIVE telecast of the match on DD Sports (DD Free Dish).
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head to head record
A total of 31 T20 international matches have been played between India and Kiwi team. During this period the Indian cricket team scored a total of Has won 19 matches. Whereas New Zealand has won only 11 matches. According to these figures, Team India has the upper hand over New Zealand.
On which channel to watch the match?
The matches between India and New Zealand are going to be telecasted on Sony Sports Network. The first T20 match between India and New Zealand will be seen on Sony Sports 3 and Sony Sports 1. Fans will be able to watch live streaming of this match on Sony Liv app. Apart from this, fans will also be able to watch the free telecast of this match on DD Sports Network.
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The countdown ends tomorrow. India and New Zealand are ready to kick off the year's biggest series with a high stakes T20I showdown!
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Probable playing-11 of India and New Zealand
India – Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand – Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
T20 squad of India and New Zealand
New Zealand – Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Bevon Jacobs, Adam Milne, Blair Tickner.
India – Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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