India vs New Zealand's last game of the three-match T20I series will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) this Wednesday (1st February) night.
Currently, the series is standing at the level of 1-1. So, the Ahmedabad T20I is going to be a series decider where the winner of this game will also secure this T20I series.
In the first two matches of this series, while the visitors' Blackcaps won the first game by 21 runs at Ranchi, the hosts claimed a hard-fought six-wicket victory on a tough batting wicket at Lucknow during the second clash.
IND vs NZ Match Overview
Match: India vs New Zealand
Format: T20I
Match no in the series: 3rd of 3-match T20I series
Date and Time: Wednesday, 1st February 2023, 19:00 IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Live Broadcasting/Streaming (only in India): DD Sports (DD Free Dish); Star Sports; Hotstar
IND vs NZ Weather Forecast
According to weather.com, the temperature will be between 17°C-21°C. The match will be played under a clear sky as there is zero chance of rain.
IND vs NZ Pitch Report
In T20I format, the giant Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) previously hosted the complete five-match T20I series between India and England in March 2021. While the first three games experienced comfortable chasings, the next two matches saw successful defending results.
This venue also hosted the last two matches of the IPL 2022, where the chasing teams easily won both those matches.
The pacers, especially fast bowlers, have strong records at this T20 venue.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bowl first
IND vs NZ Full Squad
India Full Squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Yuzvendra Chahal, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Kuldeep Yadav
New Zealand Full Squad: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Benjamin Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Blair Tickner, Ish Sodhi
IND vs NZ Predicted XIs
India Predicted XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya (C), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand Predicted XI: Finn Allan, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy
IND vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): D Conway (vc), I Kishan
Batters: S Yadav (C), D Hooda, D Mitchell
All-rounder(s): M Bracewell, M Santner, H Pandya
Bowler: I Sodhi, L Ferguson, A Singh
IND vs NZ Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): D Conway
Batters: S Yadav, D Mitchell
All-rounder(s): M Bracewell, M Santner (vc), H Pandya (C), W Sundar
Bowler: J Duffy, L Ferguson, A Singh, U Malik
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