NZ vs IND Toss Delayed: When will India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Match Start?

NZ vs IND Toss Delayed: In a massive breaking news development, the New Zealand vs India opening T20I match will have a delayed start as it is currently raining at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. The Kiwis are all set to play hosts for India in a three-match T20I series and both these teams lost their respective semi-final encounters in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Both India and New Zealand will also lock horns in a three-match ODI series.

NZ vs IND Toss Delayed: When will India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Match Start?

The big update is that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have posted on Twitter that the toss for the India vs New Zealand opening T20I encounter has been delayed due to persistent rains at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. The toss was originally supposed to take place at 11:30 AM IST with the first ball to be bowled at 12 AM IST, but it is currently raining very much heavily in Wellington, however, the drainage system is great at the Sky Stadium which is why the game can start quickly once the rain gods disappear. The bad news is that the New Zealand vs India 1st T20I has been abandoned due to heavy rains without a single ball being bowled. 

Toss at Sky Stadium, Wellington has been delayed due to persistent rains.

Stay tuned for further updates.#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/e2QJYdAnRN

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 18, 2022

Heavy rain around Wellington means the covers are on and the toss is delayed until further notice ?️ #NZvIND #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/Oogx4xE0V7

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 18, 2022

The umpires are going out for an umbrella inspection.

Sorry, we mean pitch inspection ??#NZvIND | #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/6mCeSuaLqz

— ?Flashscore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) November 18, 2022

NZ Playing 11

1. Devon Conway (wk)
2. Finn Allen
3. Kane Williamson (C)
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Daryl Mitchell
6. James Neesham
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Tim Southee
9. Lockie Ferguson
10. Adam Milne
11. Blair Tickner

IND Playing 11

1. Ishan Kishan
2. Shubman Gill
3. Shreyas Iyer
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Rishabh Pant (wk)
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Deepak Hooda
8. Harshal Patel
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Yuzvendra Chahal

India vs New Zealand Schedule