New Delhi: After an exciting ODI series, India and New Zealand lock horns in a five-match T20I series starting on January 21, Wednesday. The first match of the T20I series will be played in Nagpur and both the teams would be looking to create an impact in the series right from the first game.
For both the sides, the series is of pivotal importance keeping in mind the forthcoming T20 World Cup next month. The series will serve as a dress rehearsal for both the teams before the showpiece event begins on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. While India would are carrying their best T20I squad for the series, the Kiwis too look to be fully equipped.
Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian team in the T20I series while for the Kiwis, Mitchell Santner would be at the helm. All the matches will start at 7 PM IST with the toss taking place at 6.30 PM IST. Ahead of the start of exciting five fixtures, let’s take a look at everything you need to know.
Full Schedule and Venues
1st T20I: January 21, Nagpur
2nd T20I: January 23, Raipur
3rd T20I: January 25, Guwahati
4th T20I: January 28, Visakhapatnam
5th T20I: January 31, Thiruvananthapuram
SQUADS
India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand Squad: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway(w), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kristian Clarke, Zakary Foulkes
Live Telecast and Streaming
The India vs New Zealand T20I series will be available LIVE on TV on Star Sports network channels in India while the live streaming would be available on JioHotstar website and app.