After a drastic setback in the T20 World Cup 2021, Team India will be aiming to restructure by pressing the reset button for the 2022 edition under new captain Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid as the legendary head coach, starting with the three-match T20I against New Zealand. I will be from the home series. Zeeland on Wednesday. The two sides will begin the tour series with the first T20I match to be held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, 17 November. The upcoming match will offer some firsts, as will the opener of the 3-match T20I series. The first T20I match to be played here will be the game starting at 07:00 PM IST.
Notably, as both the sides suffered heartbreak in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, Team India were quickly knocked out by the current visiting team in a Super 12 encounter. Whereas, New Zealand lost in the final of the marquee event against neighboring Australia on Sunday.
Now, both the sides will be keen to make a fresh start in the bilateral series as lock horns. And here we take a look at other factors that can change the outcome of the match:
Pitch Report:
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium will host its first T20I game, also its first international game after eight years. The venue has hosted 12 ODIs and one Test so far in the past, with India winning 8 ODIs while the solitary Test against arch-rivals Pakistan drew. However, the venue is hosting a number of T20s, as it is the home ground of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals. The surface has often favored the batsmen and provides totals in the vicinity of 160 runs. A total of 47 IPL matches have been played here, in which the chasing team has won 31 times. At present, winters have knocked in Jaipur, so the dew factor will also play an important role in this match. The captain winning the toss opts to bowl first, however the prevailing weather conditions will reduce the advantage of the toss.
Season:
According to accuweather.com, the weather in Jaipur on Wednesday is expected to be around 20-21 degree Celsius, with 2-3 degrees down as the match progresses. The forecast also shows no chance of rain and the humidity is likely to hover around 50 per cent with wind speed of around 15 kmph. Since the first T20 match is in the evening, the due factor is around 9 per cent.
T20 record at this ground:
Total T20 matches played: 47 (32 matches won while batting first, 15 matches won while batting second)
Highest score at this position: 197/1 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers in 2008
Lowest score at the venue: 92 All Out – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in 2013.
India (IND) vs New Zealand (NZ) Probable Playing XI:
India Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar or Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand Probable Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert(wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee(c)
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