New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the first T20I of the five-match series.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
Mitchell Santner wants to take advantage of the good batting conditions and put runs on the board.
Playing XIs
New Zealand XI 1 Devon Conway, 2 Tom Latham (wk), 3 Tim Robinson, 4 Nick Kelly, 5 Bevon Jacobs, 6 Mitchell Santner (capt), 7 Jimmy Neesham, 8 Cole McConchie, 9 Zak Foulkes, 10 Kyle Jamieson, 11 Ben Sears
South Africa XI: 1 Connor Esterhuizen (wk), 2 Jordan Hermann, 3 Tony de Zorzi, 4 Rubin Hermann, 5 Jason Smith, 6 Dian Forrester, 7 George Linde, 8 Gerald Coetzee, 9 Keshav Maharaj (capt), 10 Nqobani Mokoena, 11 Ottneil Baartman
Toss Result Today – New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20I
Q1: Who won the toss today in New Zealand vs South Africa 1st T20I?
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has won the toss and elected to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 11:15 AM IST / 6:45 PM Local
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?
Mitchell Santner has decided to bat first because of the good batting conditions.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui