India vs New Zealand 1st T20I: Preview, Predicted XI, Fantasy tips

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Published on: Nov 17, 2021

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India and New Zealand come into the T20I series in India having experienced contrasting fortunes in the T20 World Cup 2021. While India crashed out in the first round having suffered massive defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand, the Kiwis made it to the final before stumbling at the last hurdle again

India and New Zealand will kick-off the T20I series with the first match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. The match will begin at 7 PM IST and 01:30 PM GMT. Both the captains who led the team in the T20 World Cup are not part of the T20 series in India. While Virat Kohli has quit captaincy in the format and has been rested for the series, Kane Williamson too won’t be seen in action.

India have a new leadership team in place. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will be captain and vice-captain in the 20-over format while Rahul Dravid has been named as India’s new head coach. For New Zealand, veteran pacer Tim Southee will take over the captaincy duties.

Speaking at a pre-match conference, Rohit admitted that India have to get the template right in the T20 format, which is hurting them a bat. He said, "I think the template, it's a very important one. I think we just need to set the template right and we've got some time to do that.

"There are little holes that we need to fill up and make sure that is looked after. That will be the biggest challenge that we'll have as it team to do that. There are holes in every team, but it's just that, you know, you try and maximise that, the better for you,” he added.

India’s Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand’s Predicted XI: Martin Guptill, Daryll Mitchell, Todd Astle, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Jimmy Neesham, Michael Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Adam Milne

Top fantasy picks for India vs New Zealand 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Martin Guptill, Daryll Mitchell, Ish Sodhi

--Renin Wilben Albert

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