The last match of the 5-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played today at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier 4 T20 International matches have been played here. Sanju Samson would like to play a big innings in front of his home crowd today, he has so far flopped in all four matches of this series. His cutouts have been installed outside the stadium. The video of MS Dhoni’s cutout is also going viral on social media.

A 50 feet high cutout of former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been installed outside the Greenfield International Stadium, the video of which is going viral on social media. Although Dhoni has fans everywhere in the country, but the craze for him in the South is of a different level.

Scenes of a Giant Cutout being made for Real OG MS Dhoni & Sanju Samson at Kerala!! pic.twitter.com/sQHCl8L50v

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How is the T20 record in Greenfield Stadium?

A total of 4 T2 International matches have been played so far in the Greenfield International Stadium. The first T20 here took place between India and New Zealand on November 7, 2017, in which India won by 6 runs. After this, in the second match played here, West Indies defeated India by 8 wickets. In the third match, India defeated South Africa by 8 wickets and in the fourth match, Australia defeated Australia by 44 runs. That means out of total 4 matches here, India has won 3 and lost 1.

What time will IND vs NZ 5th T20 start?

India vs New Zealand fifth T20 will start today (January 31) at 7 pm. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm. Team India is maintaining an unassailable lead in the series. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the team defeated New Zealand in the first 3 matches, New Zealand won the fourth match. India is ahead 3-1.

Where to watch live cricket match

India vs New Zealand fifth T20 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

Abhishek Sharma will have a chance to create history in the India vs New Zealand first T20 to be held at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. He can leave behind former cricketer and his mentor Yuvraj Singh in a record list. The match will start at 7 pm. This is India’s last match before the T20 World Cup, hence it is also important and all eyes will be on Abhishek.

Abhishek Sharma was not a part of the ODI series, which India lost 1-2. Abhishek will play in T20, who is known for his aggressive style. He hits a big hit from the first ball, and in a very short time he has created such an image that even the best bowlers are afraid of him. Abhishek is the world’s number-1 T20 batsman, who has come very close to leaving Yuvraj Singh behind in a record list.

Abhishek Sharma will leave Yuvi behind

The world number-1 batsman who has hit the most sixes in T20 International cricket is Rohit Sharma, who has 205 sixes in his name in this format. At second place is Muhammad Wasim of UAE with 187 sixes. Talking only about Indian players, Abhishek is at 7th position in terms of hitting most sixes in T20 International, but today he can leave Yuvraj Singh behind and come at sixth position.

Abhishek Sharma has to hit only 2 more sixes. Currently Abhishek has played 33 matches, in which he has hit 73 sixes. Yuvraj had hit 74 sixes in 58 matches. Ahead of him are KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar.

Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20I

• Rohit Sharma- 205
• Suryakumar Yadav- 155
• Virat Kohli- 124
• Hardik Pandya- 106
• KL Rahul- 99
• Yuvraj Singh- 74
• Abhishek Sharma- 73

Where to watch India vs New Zealand T20 match live?

India vs New Zealand 1st T20 will be played today (January 21) at VCA Stadium, Jamta in Nagpur. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm and the match will start at 7 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

For the first time, New Zealand has defeated Team India in an ODI series in India. In the third ODI played in Indore, the Kiwi team defeated India by 41 runs. Virat Kohli, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips were the three century winners of this match. Team India had got the target of 338 runs, Virat remained at the crease till the last overs but his innings of 124 runs could not give victory to India. Know here about those 5 big reasons which became the reason for India’s defeat in Indore.

Nitish Reddy is becoming a burden on Team India

The Indian team is looking for another Hardik Pandya. In his absence, Nitish Kumar Reddy got a chance in the ODI series. In Indore ODI, he gave 53 runs in 8 overs and could not take any wicket. He bowled most of the time in the middle overs, where Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips were seen hitting his balls with ease. With his bowling speed of 125-130 km per hour, he was neither able to beat the batsmen nor take any wicket.

India could not find Christian Clarke’s break

Christian Clarke’s bowling dominated the Indian batsmen in both the ODI matches in Rajkot and Indore. His 3 wickets in Rajkot became a major reason for Team India’s defeat. Now in the third ODI match also he took the wickets of Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Poor bowling in death overs

Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell had rescued New Zealand from a bad start. Indian bowlers had given away 99 runs in the last 10 overs. Harshit Rana also suffered a lot in the death overs, who took 3 wickets but gave away 84 runs in 10 overs.

batting ran out of steam

The Indian team had to chase the target of 338 runs. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, these three main batsmen of India were flops. In-form batsman KL Rahul could also score only one run. New Zealand’s fast bowlers made good use of variations and within no time India had lost 4 wickets at the score of 71. Virat Kohli tried to fight the battle alone, but failed.

Spin bowling did not work again

Fast bowlers have dominated this entire series. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja proved expensive in all three matches. Indian spinners had proved expensive in the last two matches, so couldn’t the Team India management go with an additional fast bowler in the third match? In Indore ODI, Jadeja and Kuldeep bowled a total of 12 overs, in which they gave away 89 runs.

Jaden Lennox has made his international debut at the age of 31. New Zealand has included him in the playing 11 of the second ODI being played against India in Rajkot. This match is do or die for the visiting team, because after winning the last match, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. New Zealand is playing Lennox in this important match, know what kind of records he has and everything about him.

Jaden Lennox is 31 years old

Jaden’s full name is Jaden Richard Lennox, he was born on December 14, 1994 in Napier city located in the North Island of New Zealand. He turned 31 last month. He is a left arm spin bowler. Although it is not that he made his debut in First Class or List A at a young age, he made his debut in List A cricket at the age of 25.

jayden lennox cricket career

Jaden Lennox plays for the Central District team in domestic. He made his List A debut for this team on November 17, 2019. So far he has taken 69 wickets in 52 List A matches. 4/52 is his best. His economy in the list is 4.86, he has been able to take 4 wickets in a match only once.

Talking about first class, Jaden has taken 48 wickets in 34 innings of 21 matches, in which his best spell is 5/66. In this format, he has been able to take 5 wickets in an innings once and 4 wickets once.

Jaden has played 45 T20 matches, in which he has 60 wickets to his name. His economy in T20 is 7.42. In this format, he has been able to take 4 wickets in a match twice.

India is batting first

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI is being played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell has won the toss and decided to bowl first. If India wins this match, then it will take an unassailable lead in the series, whereas to maintain the hope of winning the series, the visiting team needs to win today at any cost.