India face New Zealand in 1st T20I on 21 January at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
Kristian Clarke debuts for NZ; India missing Iyer, Rana, Bishnoi, Kuldeep; series a warm-up ahead of T20 World Cup
India Vs New Zealand Toss Update, 1st T20I: NZ To Bowl First - Check Playing XIs
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Check the toss update and playing XIs for the first T20 International between IND and NZ on Wednesday, 21 January, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Summary
India face New Zealand in 1st T20I on 21 January at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl first against India.
New Zealand have handed Kristian Clarke his T20I debut, slotting him into a pace attack that also features Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy.
For India, Shreyas Iyer, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, and Kuldeep Yadav miss out. The Kiwis come into this five-match T20 series on the back of a 2–1 ODI series win, looking to carry that momentum forward.
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Ball-By-Ball Commentary
India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Toss Update And Playing XIs
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field first against India.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.
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