New Zealand vs India 2020: 5th T20I, Mount Maunganui – Match Prediction

New Zealand vs India 2020: 5th T20I, Mount Maunganui – Match Prediction; Cricket — the gentleman’s game continuously amazes even the most fanatic of followers and that is exactly what has happened in an ongoing New Zealand vs India 2020 T20I series. We witnessed a second consecutive meltdown from the hosts in the final over, another super over, and another heartbreaking loss for the Black Caps.

India continued their dominance over New Zealand in the most unlikely circumstances once again as they secured another victory in a thrilling contest. The one-over eliminator was required to separate the teams for the second consecutive game, but India held their nerve to increase their lead in the series to 4-0.

New Zealand snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the second game in succession as they were unable to win during the 20 overs and succumbed to a second straight loss in a super over against India.

Moreover, this T20 series has been a real wake up call for New Zealand cricket ahead of the 2020 T20 World Cup. Not only has it lost the series convincingly but also lost confidence in themselves following the embarrassing defeats. The home side must try and win this last match to take some momentum into the ODI series.

New Zealand vs India 2020 – Changes:

We don’t see too many changes in the New Zealand batting lineup for this last match and think the same players will be picked for the final T20I. Besides, some pertinent questions are being raised about Ross Taylor’s place in the team and New Zealand must question whether they want to persist with him or invest in a younger player.

India looks likely to continue with its experimentation and a couple more could be in store for the final T20. They somehow managed to remain unbeaten in this T20 series.

The visitors showed some superb character for the second game in a row to come out on top when they looked done and dusted at one point in time.

New Zealand vs India 2020: 5th T20I, Mount Maunganui – Match Prediction

Much like the previous games, the Indian National Cricket Team will head into the game as clear favourites. Though they are trying various combinations in the game, they somehow found the winning route to seal the deal. The youngsters are raring to go and looking to finish the series on a positive note.

On the other hand, New Zealand were struck with two heart-breaking losses and currently, spirits in the dugout are pretty low.

However, they would like to deliver the required goods in the final game to avoid the whitewash. Unless any magical performances from the New Zealanders, India are going to win the game and clinch their first-ever whitewash victory against New Zealand in the T20 format.