Disappointing news from Wellington, the match may not take place

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First Published Nov 16, 2022, 4:23 PM IST

Wellington: Fans are disappointed when the New Zealand-India T20 series starts on Friday. The villain is the heavy rain in Wellington. The disappointing news comes while fans are waiting for the performance of young Indian stars including Sanju. The series consists of three T20 and ODI matches each. The Wellington Meteorological Center says there is a chance of rain at times. It is reported that there will be rain in the afternoon with light winds. The temperature may drop to 14 degrees.

Pitch report

The pitch in Wellington has traditionally supported the batting. There will be no change in the first T20 too. The spinners will struggle to take wickets but will be stingy in conceding runs.

Williamson will direct

The New Zealand team was announced yesterday. Kane Williamson will lead the team. All the prominent players who played T20 World Cup retained their place in the team. Spinner Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner are playing only T20 matches. Matt Henty and Tom Latham will play only in the ODI series. Henty Nicholls will replace James Neesham in ODIs. Opener Martin Guptal was not considered for the squad. Trent Boult, who is out of New Zealand Cricket’s annual contract, is also absent from the squad.

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New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henty, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner.

Indian team for T20 series: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh , Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umran Malik.

Indian ODI Team: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav , Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen and Umran Malik.

Last Updated Nov 16, 2022, 4:23 PM IST

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