India will be squaring off against New Zealand in a three-match T20I series, followed by a three-match ODI series. The T20I series will begin on the 18th of November with the first game scheduled to play at the Sky Stadium, in Wellington.
India is currently placed at the top of the table of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings while New Zealand is placed at the fifth spot on the rankings.
India tour of New Zealand, 18 Nov 2022, Fri, 12:00 PM IST, Wellington
Playing XI Predication
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson(C), DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, LH Ferguson, AF Milne, Ish Sodhi
BENCH : Michael Bracewell, BM Tickner
India
HH Pandya(C), Shubman Gill, SA Yadav, S Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, HV Patel, B Kumar
BENCH : SV Samson, Washington Sundar, KL Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, DL Chahar, KR Sen
Pitch Reports:
The pitch at Sky Stadium is batting-friendly, and it is expected to help batters once more here. Pacers may benefit in the second half of the game, while spinners may come in handy in the middle overs once again on this track.
Average 1st innings score:
The average first-innings score on this wicket is 172 runs.
Injury Update:
(Will be added when there is an update)
