The T20 series between India and New Zealand will start from January 21 (Photo-PTI)
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: New Zealand’s spirits are high after defeating India in the ODI series, which is why captain Mitchell Santner’s spirits are high before the T20 series. Santner said that he will continue his good performance in T20 format also. He also wished that Darrell Mitchell should perform the same way in the T20 series as he was performing in the ODIs. Darrell Mitchell had performed brilliantly in the recent ODI matches played against India. He scored 2 centuries and one half-century in three matches, on the basis of which New Zealand won the ODI series.
Santner salutes Darrell Mitchell
Before the T20 series, Santner praised Darrell Mitchell a lot. ‘Darrell had to struggle against spin initially. But he worked incredibly hard and you can see the fruits of his hard work. He is playing spin very well. It is expected that he will perform like ODI in T20 also. However, Darrell Mitchell does not have a good record against India in T20. He averages only 20 against India in T20. However, looking at the form in which he is, it seems that he is a big threat to Team India.
‘Opportunity for good preparation before T20 World Cup’
The T20 World Cup is about to start in India and before that, New Zealand playing a five-match T20 series is a good preparation opportunity for them. Santner himself said this and called it a very important series. Santner said, ‘We love playing in India. In this situation it is important to compete against a good team.
India-New Zealand head to head record
There has always been a tough competition in T20 between New Zealand and India. There have been 25 T20 matches between the two teams, out of which India has won 12 matches and New Zealand has won 10 matches. India has defeated New Zealand in the last three T20 series. The New Zealand team last won the T20 series in India on September 11, 2012. This is his only series win in India. Although this series was of only one match.