IND vs NZ: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share a video of two-time World Cup winning skipper MS Dhoni's surprise visit to Ranchi's JSCA stadium - venue for the first T20 International between India and New Zealand on January 27, Friday.
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The players were training at the stadium on the eve of the IND-NZ fixture when legend MS Dhoni, who lives in Ranchi, met the Blues in the dressing room.
Watch the video...
Team India arrived in Ranchi for India vs New Zealand three-match T20 series, starting from 27th January. The Men in Blue attained a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand in the recently-concluded ODI series. Now, Hardik Pandya-led hosts will aim to win the T20 series as well. Suryakumar Yadav has been made India's vice-captain for IND-NZ T20 series. His last ton in T20Is came against New Zealand back in November 2022. The star batter had brought up his century off just 49 balls.
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India and New Zealand have played 8 T20I series against each other, in which India won 4 and New Zealand won 3.
Ranchi weather forecast: As per Accuweather, on Friday, January 27, the weather is expected to be pleasant. Humidity is estimated to be up to 74 percent which means that dew will play a major role during IND vs NZ 1st T20I match.
India vs New Zealand 1st T20I - Predictable Playing XIs
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allan, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Dane Cleaver, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav