By Admin 
The first match of the five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played today i.e. on Wednesday, January 21 in Nagpur. Both the teams will clash at Vidarbha Cricket Stadium. Both the teams will look completely changed in T20. Suryakumar Yadav will command the Indian team while New Zealand’s captain will be Mitchell Santner. New Zealand had won the three-match ODI series 2-1. In such a situation, now the Indian team would like to take revenge of the ODI in T20.
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium pitch report
The first T20 match between India and New Zealand will be played on a black soil pitch. Bowlers will get help here. There have not been many big scores in the 13 T20 International matches played so far on this ground. Team India has played four T20 matches on this ground so far. During this period, the Indian team has won 2 matches, while it has faced defeat in two matches. India has the lowest score in T20 on this ground. Team India could score only 79 runs against New Zealand in the 2016 T20 World Cup.
Ishan Kishan will play at number three, Shreyas Iyer will not get a place.
Even before the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has made it clear that Ishan Kishan will play at number three. It is clear from this that Shreyas Iyer will not get a place in the playing eleven. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open the innings. In view of the preparations for the T20 World Cup, Rinku Singh can be tested as a match finisher.
match prediction
New Zealand team has more than one player in the form of Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry, but still our match prediction is showing Team India having the upper hand in this match. Team India’s chances of victory are high. The contest is 60-40. The toss will be very important. New Zealand team can cause upsets while chasing.
Probable playing eleven of New Zealand- Tim Robinson, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (captain), Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
India’s probable playing eleven- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.