The first T20 cricket match against New Zealand starts tomorrow in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The New Zealand cricket team is touring India to play 3 Twenty20 cricket matches and 2 Tests. The New Zealand team arrived in Jaipur yesterday. The first match starts tomorrow (Wednesday) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. This is the first international tournament to be held in Jaipur after 8 years.
The teams that win the toss in the T20 World Cup series in the United Arab Emirates will play the same important role in the upcoming T20 series as they did in the tournament. It is now winter and it is likely that snowfall will affect Jaipur, where the first match will be played. However, Rajasthan Cricket Association officials said they would use ‘spray’ to avoid this. The Jaipur Stadium can seat 25,000 people and enjoy the competition. Fans are 100 percent allowed to watch the match live.
New Zealand coach Gary Steadt has said that winning the Test series against India is more important than the T20 series. The Indian team, which failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, is set to face second-placed New Zealand in the series. The Indian team will be captained by Rohit Sharma and coached by Dravid. This will be the first series in which the Indian team will participate after Rahul Dravid took over as head coach.
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