Cricket Free Tips | India vs New Zealand, 2023: 1st T20I

India vs New Zealand Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I | New Zealand tour of India  

Date: Friday, 27 Jan 2023 

Time: 18:30 (GMT+5) / 19:00 (GMT+5.5) / 19:30 (GMT+6)

Format: T20I

Venue: JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi      

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India vs New Zealand Preview

• With his left-arm wrist spin, Kuldeep Yadav will be a challenge to the batsmen from New Zealand.
• For New Zealand, Devon Conway is likely to score the game’s first score.
• In five T20Is, New Zealand hasn’t defeated India. 

 

On Friday night in Indore, the first of three IT20 matches pits India and New Zealand against one another. The ODI series between these two teams started on Tuesday when India defeated New Zealand 3-0. At 19:00 local time, the first match in the series begins at Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex. 

India has repeatedly demonstrated that they are still capable of defeating the top teams in this format even if they would be without many key players. They will be highly confident of winning this game by a 1-0 score.

The veteran trio of Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, and Tim Southee will still be unavailable for New Zealand following their lopsided losses in both of the most recent ODIs. It will be extremely difficult for this New Zealand team to win.

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India vs New Zealand Weather Report, Toss Prediction And Pitch Report

The match will take place in cool, lovely conditions in Ranchi.

The team batting second has won two of the three T20Is that have been played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex. In this game, the team that wins the toss will probably choose to field first.

The JSCA International Stadium’s pitch in Ranchi is sluggish and dry. Seamers may receive some early action, while spinners will extract some turns and bounce off the surface.

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India Team News & Probable Playing XIs

Hardik Pandya will lead the team as the ODI format changes to IT20s, with Suryakumar Yadav serving as vice-captain. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both absent from the lineup from the ODI series as they get ready for the Test series against Australia.

Recent form – W L W T W  

India’s Probable XI

Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh  

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New Zealand News & Probable Playing XIs

The team will be led by bowling all-arounder Mitchell Santner throughout this series without Henry Nicholls and Tom Latham from the ODIs. Although Benjamin Lister, a bowler without any experience, is on the team, we do not anticipate him to play in this first game. 

Recent form – T L L W L

New Zealand’s Probable XI

Mitchell Santner (C), Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Rippon, Blair Tickner, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson

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India vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost	No result
India	3	0	2
New Zealand	0	3	2

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India vs New Zealand – 1st T20I, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

• Devon Conway (VC)

Batters

• Suryakumar Yadav (C)
• Glenn Phillips
• Shubman Gill 

All-Rounders

• Michael Bracewell
• Mitchell Santner
• Hardik Pandya

Bowlers

• Kuldeep Yadav
• Lockie Ferguson
• Arshdeep Singh
• Umran Malik

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India vs New Zealand Prediction

Winning the toss

• India

Top batsman

• India – Suryakumar Yadav     
• New Zealand –  Mark Chapman

Top bowler

• India –  Kuldeep Yadav      
• New Zealand – Michael Rippon 

Most sixes

• India – Suryakumar Yadav  
• New Zealand –  Mark Chapman

Player of the Match

• India –  Suryakumar Yadav 

Team Scores Batting First

• India – 180+
• New Zealand – 170+

India is the favorite to win this match.

 

We anticipate New Zealand will once again struggle to stay up with India despite the new location, altered format, and modifications made by both teams in this favorable home environment. The Black Caps usually fight until the last end, as we saw in the final ODI, but player for player, they are the inferior team. We expect India to triumph in Indore.