NZ vs IND Today Match Prediction for New Zealand vs India 2nd T20I

NZ vs IND Today Match Prediction: The first T20I between India and New Zealand to be held at Wellington was washed out due to rain. Now both sides will head to Mount Maunganui to play the 2nd of 3-match T20I series. With the selection committee sacked and a new T20I captain to be appointed soon, this series will be a selection trial for the young fringe players. Top stars from India like Kohli, Rohit, and Rahul will miss out on this series. India will be led by Hardik Pandya and will be coached by VVS Laxman. Whereas New Zealand has assembled a near to full strength squad with the exception of Trent Boult. Let’s see if India can rise up from their forgettable performance in the semifinals.

NZ vs IND Match Details

Fixture Name: New Zealand vs India
Competition: New Zealand vs India, Bilateral Series
Date: 20th November 2022
Time: 12:00 PM IST
Ground: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

NZ vs IND Pitch Report

The pitch in Bay Oval is a batting pitch. The average score at this venue is 145. And the average first innings total is around 170. The Pacers will have a lot of say in the outcome of the match at this venue. It’s better to chase at this venue.

RECENT FORM

India- NR L W W L
New Zealand- NR L W W W

NZ vs IND Probable Playing XIs

INDIA:

Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Daryll Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson

NZ vs IND Probable Top Performers

Probable Best Batter

Suryakumar Yadav – Stats in T20I

Surya was amongst the leading run-scorers in the recently concluded T20 World Cup and is presently the number one ranked T20 batsman in the world. He is India’s best bet against this Kiwi bowling unit.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Recent Form
40	1284	41.42	179.08	14, 61, 30, 68, 51

Probable Best Bowler

Lockie Ferguson – Stats in T20I

Ferguson has an incredible record in home conditions. He will be keen to exploit it to the fullest in Wellington.

Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy	Recent Form
26	39	17.30	7.15	0/37, 3/22, 2/45, 1/35, 1/20

NZ vs IND Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between New Zealand and India

Both sides made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, which concluded recently.
Both sides will be coming into this fixture with a fresh mindset and different approach from what they had in Australia.
In terms of current form, home advantage, and squad depth, New Zealand has a significant advantage over this young Indian side to win this match.
The last time these two sides faced off in a 20-over match, the match got abandoned.
Both these sides have faced each other 21 times, with India winning 11 times.
According to the NZ vs IND today match prediction, NZ is the favorite to win this match.