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Last Update: January 27, 2023, 6:46 pm IST
Hardik Pandya wins the toss during IND vs NZ 1st T20I (Source: ICC Twitter)
IND vs NZ, 1st T20I: Hardik Pandya won the toss, chose to bowl first, Prithvi Shaw and Yuzvendra Chahal out of playing XI
After wrapping up the ODI series, the team India Will try to maintain the winning momentum in the T20 series against New Zealand as well.
Hardik Pandya led the Men in Blue against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Friday, January 27, and was the Indian captain after winning the toss.
Hardik chose to bowl first and said dew was visible to help the hosts when they came to bat later.
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“Looks like a good track. I can see the dew now. Just go out there and play the best cricket we know. It’s a young team. We will focus on playing good cricket. Playing ODIs before T20Is would have made it easier is,” said the Indian all-rounder.
Pandya opted to go with Gill and Kishan as openers, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda in the middle order, Hardik and Washington as all-rounders, while Mavi Umran and Arshdeep will provide the pace battery.
Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Jitesh and Yuvzendra Chahal miss out.
As far as New Zealand is concerned, Santner admitted that the ODIs were challenging, and added that he too would have preferred to bowl first.
“We were challenged in ODIs. There is no experience like playing India at home. Will be a challenge for some newbies. feeling so good. The dew is coming. It would have been nice to bowl first. Getting runs on the board and then defending will be challenging.”
The Kiwis also made two changes to their previous line-up, with Tom Latham and Nicholls making way for Chapman and Ish Sodhi.
Playing XI of India and New Zealand:
India: Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (w), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
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