India vs New Zealand 1st T20 Match: India vs New Zealand T20 series will start from January 21, the first match will be played at VCA Stadium, Nagpur. Before the start of the series, New Zealand T20 captain Mitchell Santner has warned Team India. He also expressed hope that Daryl Mitchell, who scored 352 runs in the ODI series, will thrash the Indian bowlers in the T20 series as well.

Will thrash Indian bowlers…

In the press conference before the India vs New Zealand first T20 match, Mitchell Santner said, “In the beginning, Daryl Mitchell had trouble against spin, but he worked very hard, the results of which you all have seen. He is playing spin well. He can play controlled innings in the middle overs in ODI matches. Hopefully, he will be able to do something similar in the T20 series.”

Santner said that the New Zealand team loves playing in India and this will be a very important series to adapt to the conditions of the sub-continent. Let us tell you that the India-New Zealand T20 series will end on 31 January, a week after which the T20 World Cup 2026 will start on 7 February.

Warning to Team India

Mitchell Santner warned the Indian team and said, “We have had success against India in different formats. Obviously our biggest goal is to win the series and also to improve the preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026. It would be good to play against a tough team like India in the same conditions, where we also have to play the World Cup soon.”

Till date, only one T20 match has been played between India and New Zealand at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. In that match played in 2016, New Zealand had defended the small target of 127 runs by destroying the Indian batting line-up. In that match, Santner took 4 wickets for just 11 runs in 4 overs.

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The highest in the history of T20 International Cricket Wicket To take Record New Zealand Of fast bowler Tim Southee Is the name of Southee More than 150 in T20 International Wicket Are taken Solers Southee One of only two players. Southee except Afghanistan Of Rashid Khan also over 150 in T20 International Wicket Are taken

Most in T20 International Wicket 10 bowlers taking

• Tim Southee

New Zealand Of fast bowler Tim Southee This List At the top Southee Done New Zealand Have played 126 T20 matches for. During this time Sauti Average of around 23 and 8 Economy Rate 164 from Wicket There are shocks.

• Rashid Mine

This List In second place Afghanistan Of Leg Spinner Rashid Are mine. Rashid Average of 13.80 in 96 T20 matches so far and 6.08 Economy Rate 161 from Wicket Are taken

• Shakib Al Hasan

Of Bangladesh Spin All -rounder Shakib Al Hasan This List Is in third place in. Shakib Average an average of around 21 and 6.81 in 129 matches Economy Rate 149 from Wicket There are shocks.

New Zealand Of Leg Spinner Ish Sodhi is List I am in fourth place. Sodhi an average of around 24 in 125 T20 matches and 8 Economy Rate 146 from Wicket Are taken

• Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is List I am in 5th position. Rahman an average of about 22 in 109 T20 matches and 7.42 Economy Rate 136 from Wicket There are shocks.

• Adil Rashid

England Of Leg Spinner Adil Rashid This List I am in sixth position. Rashid Averaged around 25 in 127 T20 matches and 7.41 Economy Rate 135 from Wicket Are taken

• Gentleman Hasanga

Of Sri Lanka Leg Spinner Gentleman Hasanga This List Is in 7th position in. Hasanga Averaged 15.41 in 79 matches and around 7 Economy Rate 131 from Wicket There are shocks.

• Mark Ader

Ireland Of fast bowler Mark Ader This List I am in 8th position. Ader Average of around 20 in 89 matches and 7.77 Economy Rate 128 from Wicket There are shocks.

• Ehsan Khan

Hong Kang Of Spinner Ehsan Khan is List I am in 9th position. Ehsan average around 16 in 88 matches and 6.18 Economy Rate 125 from Wicket Are taken

• Mitchell Santner

New Zealand Of Spin All -rounder Mitchell Santner This List Is ranked 10th in. Santner Averaged around 23 in 111 matches and 7.05 Economy Rate 121 from Wicket There are shocks.

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Mumbai-PUNJAB Match five battles to look out for: The second qualifier of IPL 2025 is to be played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on Sunday. This match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The winning team will reach the final, where it will face Royal Challengers Bangalore on June 3. In the Mumbai-Punjab match, big legendary players like Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Jaspreet Bumrah will be seen playing. There will be a tough competition on the ground between these players, which will be very fun to see the fans.

5 big battle of Mumbai-Punjab match

Rohit Sharma vs Arshdeep Singh: Rohit played a brilliant half -century against Gujarat in the eliminator match. But Rohit has often been seen getting upset a bit in front of the left -arm fast bowler. Therefore, Arshdeep Singh in qualifier-2 can become a threat to him. Arshdeep is bowling brilliantly this season. He has taken 18 wickets so far.

Suryakumar Yadav vs. Kyl Jemison: Surya is in excellent form this season. He has scored more than 650 runs so far. At the same time, 6 feet 8 inch long Jemisson has played only two matches. But he disturbed Virat Kohli with his swing and bouncy bowling in qualifier-1 and took his wicket. He can present a challenge for Surya in this match.

Jaspreet Bumrah vs Shreyas Iyer: Iyer has played many good innings for Punjab this year. He has scored more than 500 runs so far this season. But in this match, he will face Jaspreet Bumrah, one of the most deadly bowlers in the world. Who has taken 18 wickets in just 11 matches this season. The battle between Bumrah and Iyer will be worth seeing.

Priyansh Arya vs Trent Bolt: This will be the most interesting battle of this match. While Priyansh is known for attacking with the first ball. At the same time, Bolt has been seen hunting big batsmen in his first over several times.

Prabhasimran Singh vs Mitchell Santner: Prabhasimran has scored more than 500 runs this year. He is known for his batting batting. At the same time, Mitchell Santner has implicated big batsmen in the magic of his spin. In such a situation, the battle between these two will be worth seeing.

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