New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first T20I against India on January 21.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first. It is a good wicket, and it is going to be a high-scoring match. The guys last week were pretty special, but it’s a new series. It is going to be five tough matches. There is no better preparation than playing matches. Kristian Clarke makes his debut,” Mitchell Santner said.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav would have bowled first as well.
“We are happy to bat first. We were also looking to bowl first. We have seen dew over here, but happy to bat first. We have been doing a lot of things right, and the atmosphere in the dressing room is fine. The guys are looking forward to the match,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Varun Chakravarthy
New Zealand: 1 Tim Robinson, 2 Devon Conway (wk), 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Mark Chapman, 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt), 8 Kristian Clarke, 9 Kyle Jamieson, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Jacob Duffy
Toss Result Today – India vs New Zealand 1st T20I
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs New Zealand 1st T20I?
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Mitchell Santner has opted to bowl first because of the good batting wicket.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur