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India to bowl in first T20 against New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Feb 6, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – India won the toss and opted to bowl
first in the opening Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Wellington on
Wednesday.
“We like to chase as a team,” captain Rohit Sharma said.
“We’ll look to see what target is set for us and look to chase it down.”
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said he would also have bowled first
to capitalise on “some subtle unknowns” in the pitch.
The hosts have included debutant Daryl Mitchell in their line up to
complete a rare family double.
Mitchell’s father John is a former rugby player and All Blacks coach, and
is now assistant coach of England.
India dominated the recent one-day international series against New
Zealand 4-1 but it has been nine years their only previous Twenty20 series in
New Zealand, when they were beaten 2-0.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl
Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Scott
Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar,
Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal
Umpires: Shaun Haig (NZL), Chris Brown (NZL)
TV Umpire: Wayne Knights (NZL)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)
BSS/AFP/MSY/1315 hrs