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NZ vs IND Dream11 Match Prediction: After securing the ODI series 2-1 win against Australia, Team India’s next challenge will be against the team which knocked them out of the World Cup, New Zealand. The Men in Blue will be taking on the Kiwis at Eden Park, Auckland for the first T20I of the three-match series.
The wicket at Auckland is expected to be batting friendly and we might get see totals close to 200 being breached. Though New Zealand has ousted India on eight occasions in contrast to three defeats in T20Is, the hosts have lost seven of their last T20Is at Eden Park. With quality oozing from both outfits, the forthcoming series is on course to be an enthralling affair.
Match Details
Date- Friday, January 24
Kick-Off- 12:20 PM (IST)
Venue- Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand
Martin Guptill and Colin Munro should be coming out to open the innings with the bat for the hosts. Tim Siefert might have to settle for the middle order, with Kane Williamson likely to walk in at number three. The veteran, Ross Taylor is likely to come in at number four. There could be a toss-up between Scott Kuggelejin and Hamish Bennett in the pace attack alongside Tim Southee. Mitchell Santrner and Ish Sodhi could contribute in the middle overs with a bit of spin.
India
Rohit Sharma will be opening alongside KL Rahul now that Shikhar Dhawan is out injured for the visitors. The skipper, Virat Kohli will continue to come in at three, with Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey in contention of filling in at the middle order. Ravindra Jadeja’s big-hitting towards the end could also come in handy. Kohli and the team management will have to make a decision between Shivan Dube and Washington Sundar. Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini should be in charge of the pace attack, with Chahal and Jadeja in charge of spin.
New Zealand- Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggelejin/Hamish Bennett
India-Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (WK), Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube/Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini
Colin de Grandhomme’s ability to hit the ball and get wickets makes him a real asset for New Zealand. The allrounder has scored 298 runs with a strike rate of 158.51 from his last 10 games.
KL Rahul has been in sublime for Team India lately. Rahul has scored 338 runs from the last nine games with an average of close to 50 and strike rate of 142.01
Mitchell Santner has been one of the standouts for the Kiwis with the ball in hand. The left-arm spinner has 17 wickets from the last 10 games with an economy of 7.
The Indian captain, Virat Kohli could certainly cause some damage at the top order. Kohli has scored 248 runs from the last seven games with an average of 82.66 and strike rate of 171.03
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