Team India is back in action as they will lock horns against New Zealand on Sunday in the ICC T20 World Cup. Both teams faced their first match defeat at the hands of Pakistan and will be looking to make a comeback.
India are currently placed fifth in Group 2 above Scotland. It’s important to note that India has never beaten the Kiwis in the T20 World Cup. So, the Men in Blue will look to avenge their ICC Test Championship final and ICC ODI World Cup 2019 semi-final losses against the Kiwis. A crucial game for both the teams as the winner of this contest will make their semifinal chances stronger. Both the teams have match-winners who can change the game on their own.
Match Details
Match: India vs New Zealand
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
Time: 07:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT
Pitch Report
The pitch in Dubai has been excellent for batting. But in the recently concluded IPL, the track is slowing down slightly as the game progresses. The dew will play a major role, so the batting second should be the way forward. So far, in this T20 World Cup as all the matches have been won by the chasing teams in Dubai.
Record at Dubai
Total Matches- 66
Matches won batting first- 34
Matches won bowling first- 31
Average 1st innings score- 143
Record of Chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 0, Tied – 0
Predicted Playing XIs
India
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand
Martin Guptill/Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Head-to-head (In T20 World Cups)
Matches- 2, India– 0, New Zealand– 2, Tied
Key Players
India: Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Varun Chakravarthy, Hardik Pandya
New Zealand: Trent Boult, Kane Williamson, Ish Sodhi, James Neesham
