Rain Rules First India New Zealand Match
India Vs New Zealand

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India and New Zealand were all set to take on each other in the series opener today at the Wellington Regional Stadium. Unfortunately not a single over was bowled as the match was abandoned due to rain.

Players of both teams however were not very disappointed with the result as it gives them some more rest time post the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Instead of traveling back home, team India had to travel to New Zealand two days after their semifinal defeat to England.

Gill, Iyer, Kishan, and Samson Were Part of the Playing XI Today

With the top guns, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli being rested for the series, the younger guys have got an opportunity to make their mark. The top order for India in today’s match was a bit more formidable compared to New Zealand.

Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, and Sanju Samson can strike the ball really hard. These three would have definitely taken advantage of the powerplay overs. Ishan Kishan likes to go big no matter who the bowler is. The three were accompanied by Shreyas Iyer who plays a similar innings to Virat Kohli.

With all the striking on the opposite side of the pitch, he looks to build an innings and then fire off toward the end. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya were the only two batsmen for India in the ICC T20 World Cup who could play an Andre Russel-type innings. Although for this series the batting line-up is really powered with some six-hitting batsmen.