IND vs NZ Match Preview
India and Newzealand Set to Renew their rivalry on the Grandest stage
Both Teams Heading into this Crucial encounter after a loss against a dominant Pakistan side.A Win here will give the teams a better Chance of Finishing at the top 2 Spots of the group stage.
India Will be heading into this match with a strategy of not losing early Wickets in the powerplay which costed them against Pakistan.The Bowling in the powerplay has been a concern for india with Bhuvneshwar Kumar not able to deliver at his prime.
India has never had a good record against Newzealand in ICC Events losing all the matches that they played against the black caps.
Mohammad Shami has dismissed Kane Williamson four times in T20S giving away 49 Runs in 37 balls and india would expect Mohammad Shami to repeat it once again and get the priced wicket.
Since 2016 India has won 8 out of the 11 T20s against new Zealand out of which two matches were tied and india were able to come out victorious on both occasions in the super overs.
New Zealand Came up with a different plan against Pakistan by promoting Daryll Mitchell as opener and James Neesham at number 4 which totally back fired as they didn’t have the proper power hitters at the death which resulted in them being 10-15 run short.
The Bowlers were good on the night against Pakistan.The wrist Spinner Ish Sodhi was on top of his mark. With Lockie Ferguson out of picture for the rest of the World Cup Adam Milne is available for Selection for the game against India.
The kiwi bowlers Trent Boult,Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner dismissed Rohit Sharma thrice.A battle to Watch out for.
IND vs NZ Match Details
India vs Newzealand,Match 28, Super 12 Group 2
Venue – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date – 31st October 2021
Time – 7:30 PM IST
IND vs NZ Pitch Report
The Pitch at Dubai has been a good Ground for chasing with some assistance to spinners and fast bowlers at the beginning of the game. Teams batting first have struggled on this ground.
Teams Batting Second have Won 14 of the 18 T20s Played in Dubai this year. So Teams winning the toss might prefer to bowl first.
IND vs NZ Head to Head Record in T20I
Matches Played – 16
India Won – 8
Newzealand Won – 8
IND vs NZ Injury Updates
Hardik Pandya looked fit at the practice sessions after a shoulder injury against Pakistan.He started bowling at the practice session which is a good sign for for the Indian camp as he is the Ace all rounder of the team.
Martin Guptill who didn’t field against Pakistan due to a toe injury is fit and ready to go for the game against India on Sunday.
IND vs NZ Probable Playing 11
India
Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami/Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
Newzealand
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Jimmy Neesham, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Mitchell Santner/Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
IND vs NZ Player Stats
Batsman
Virat Kohli – The Indian Captain Started the tournament with a bang by Scoring a Valiant 57 against Pakistan on a losing cause.He was the leading run Scorer in the last two T20 World Cups.
Rohit Sharma – Rohith Sharma is nearing to 3000 international T20 Runs and he has good record against Newzealand in T20I expect him to score good.He Scored a match Winning 60 Runs in the warm up game.
KL Rahul – The man in form has 1560 Runs under his belt in T20I and he can destroy any opposition with his batting such is the talent.He Scored a terrific 50 against England.
Martin Guptill has Scored 188 Runs in his last 5 T20 Matches and is a dangerous player on his day.He looked to be in good touch in training session after he left the field against Pakistan with a toe injury.
Devon Conway has scored 170 Runs in his last 5 T20 Matches and he is profiliic player who can take on any bowling attack and is a good player of spin.
Bowler
Ish Sodhi – Sodhi has Scalped 9 Wickets in his last 4 T20I matches and the track at Dubai will favour spin.
Shardul Thakur – The man who is in red hot form for india has Scalped 8 Wickets in his last 5 T20I matches representing India.
Tim Southee has Scalped 9 Wickets in his last 5 Matches.He was on target in the match against Pakistan getting the priced wicket of Babar Azam.
IND vs NZ Top Fantasy Picks
1.Virat Kohli
2.Kl Rahul
3.Martin Guptill
4.Kane Williamson
5.Trent Boult
6.Jasprit Bumrah
IND vs NZ Differential Picks
1.Suryakumar Yadav
2.Glenn Phillips
3.Devon Conway
4.Ravindra Jadeja
5.James Neesham
IND vs NZ Top Captaincy and Vice Captaincy Picks
1.Virat Kohli
2.Martin Guptill
3.Kl Rahul
4.Kane Williamson
IND vs NZ Risky Captaincy and Vice Captaincy Picks
1.Rohith Sharma
2.Devon Conway
3.Rishabh Pant
4.James Neesham
IND vs NZ Dream 11 Prediction for SL
IND vs NZ Dream 11 Prediction for GL
