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Before the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Indian team has a golden opportunity to improve its preparations. But he faces a tough challenge from New Zealand, who recently defeated India at home in the ODI series. A total of 5 matches will be played in the India vs New Zealand T20 series. This series will start from 21st January and continue till 31st January.
Tilak Verma, who has emerged as the most reliable batsman of the Indian T20 team in recent times, will not play the first match, because due to injury he has not been selected in the Indian squad for the first three T20 matches. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has confirmed that in the absence of Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan will bat at number 3. First of all, know where you can watch the first T20 match between India and New Zealand on TV and mobile?
When and where will the first T20 match be played?
India vs New Zealand 1st T20 match will be played on Wednesday, January 21 at VCA Stadium, Nagpur.
On which channel and app will the match come live?
The first T20 match of both the teams will start at 7 pm Indian time. TV viewers will be able to watch live matches on Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website.
How will you be able to watch the match for free?
The match between India and New Zealand will be live streamed on JioHotstar. Actually, JioHotstar subscription is available free in some mobile recharge plans of Jio. For example, JioHotstar subscription is available free in recharge of Rs 349 and Rs 399.
India’s squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper) and Ravi Bishnoi.
New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Jack Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevan Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ish Sodhi, Christian Clarke.
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