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IND vs NZ 1st T20I Match Prediction
India face New Zealand in the 1st T20I on January 21 at VCA Stadium Nagpur today. The contest starts at 7:00 PM IST marking the five-match series opener between these rivals. India lost the ODI series 2-1 recently and wants revenge badly in this format.
This IND vs NZ 1st T20I series serves as India’s final preparation for defending their T20 World Cup title. Tilak Varma misses the first three games due to abdominal surgery recovery unfortunately. JioStar Network and JioHotstar bring you all live action.
Pitch Report and Fantasy Cricket Tips
VCA International Stadium in Nagpur hosts the India vs New Zealand 1st T20I match tonight. Tickets sold out already as local fans want to support India after the ODI series loss. Clear weather is expected with dew likely during evening hours at the venue here.
Chasing sides gain a slight advantage due to the dew factor on this pitch in games played. This pitch report suggests teams bowling first have better chances of winning tonight at the stadium.
IND vs NZ Head-to-Head Record
Total Matches: 25
India: 15
New Zealand: 10
Possible Playing 11s (Predicted)
India (IND) Playing XI
Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
New Zealand (NZ) Playing XI
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Tim Robinson, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (C), James Neesham, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Sanju Samson, Devon Conway
Batsmen: Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Daryl Mitchell (vc)
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya (c), Rachin Ravindra
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Lockie Ferguson
Captain Choices for the Match
- Hardik Pandya makes a brilliant captain choices for your Dream11 team today
- Daryl Mitchell can score big points as a captain or vice-captain pick
IND vs NZ 1st T20I Preview: Players to Avoid
- Washington Sundar is ruled out of today’s Playing XI due to injury
- Dhruv Jurel might not get selected for this Playing XI either
This prediction report suggests an exciting contest for the New Zealand tour of India 2026. Dream11 suggest today’s pitch and toss win will favors the chasing side. Captain choices should be from in-form players. Win probability suggests the IND have 50% chances to win and 50% for the NZ.
