New Zealand and India will face each other in a three-match T20I series on the back of their exit in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinals.
Kane Williamson will continue to lead the Blackcaps, while Hardik Pandya will captain the Men in Blue.
“In T20 cricket, it’s important to be aggressive. We have the guys who have this ability to express themselves. So that’s the message from the captain and myself: be aggressive, but also focus on conditions and situations, and use that experience,” said India’s stand-in head coach VVS Laxman on his team’s playing style.
India have given rest to majority of players who featured in the 2022 T20 WC. On the other, Martin Guptill and Trent Boult are the only notable absentees in the New Zealand squad.
Fixtures and match timings
- 1st T20I: November 18, Wellington at 12:00 pm IST/ 6:30 am GMT/ 7:30 pm LOCAL
- 2nd T20I: November 20, Mount Maunganui at 12:00 pm IST/ 6:30 am GMT/ 7:30 pm LOCAL
- 3rd T20I: November 22, Napier at 12:00 pm IST/ 6:30 am GMT/ 7:30 pm LOCAL
Squads
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
India: Hardik Pandya (c), Rishabh Pant (vc), Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
Broadcast and live streaming details
- India: DD Sports, Amazon Prime
- New Zealand: Spark Sport
- United States: Willow TV, ESPN+
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- Australia: Fox Sports
- Sri Lanka: Dialog TV, Peo TV
- Bangladesh: Gazi TV
- South Africa: SuperSport