New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Team, Playing11, Pitch Report, Where to Watch
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New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Team, Playing11, Pitch Report, Where to Watch: Hardik Pandya-led team India will face Kane Williamson-spearheaded New Zealand on 18th November at Sky Stadium, Wellington to kickstart the India tour of New Zealand. 

Both sides had a painful end to their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign. Despite performing brilliantly through the group stages, India and New Zealand failed to produce a match-winning performance in the semi-final and were subsequently defeated by England and Pakistan.

But, leaving the past aside, the Indians and Kiwis would look to restructure the side and start afresh in the three-match T20I series. While the hosts have retained their key players for the white-ball series, India will miss their senior players. Several youngsters have been awarded an excellent opportunity to perform against New Zealand.

Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian side in absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. The likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, and R Ashwin are other notable names who have been rested for the tour.

This article will lead you through New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Team, Playing11, Pitch Report, Where to Watch.

New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Match Details:

Tour: India tour of New Zealand 2022

Match: New Zealand vs India 1st T20I

Day/Date: Friday/18th November 2022

Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington

Time: 12:00 PM IST

New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Sky Stadium, Wellington Pitch Report:

The surface at Sky Stadium will be tilted towards the batters. For bowlers, bowling in the right areas will be the key to eking out wickets. Spinners might come into play during the mid-phase of the innings. The track records show fruitful results after batting first. Winning the toss and batting first will be the ideal choice for both sides.

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New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Probable Playing11: 

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner.

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Deepak Hooda/Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.

New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Team:

Sanju Samson, Devon Conway (vc), Kane Williamson, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Hardik Pandya, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh

Where to Watch New Zealand vs India 1st T20I Match?

All the matches in the India tour of New Zealand will be live-streamed on the Amazon Prime Video Platform while the DD Sports Channel will broadcast the matches.

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