IND vs NZ: Strongest India Playing XI For New Zealand T20Is

India is set to tour New Zealand for an upcoming ODI and T20I series. IND vs NZ series will witness a three-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series. The IND vs NZ series will commence with the 1st T20I on November 18 and will conclude with the 3rd ODI on November 30.

Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in the ODI series while Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series. Kane Williamson is the skipper of the home team New Zealand in both the ODI and T20I series. New Zealand is too strong on their home soil and India will play their best playing XI in the matches. Here we take a look at the strongest India playing XI for New Zealand T20Is.

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IND vs NZ: Strongest India Playing XI For New Zealand T20Is

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill should be the opener for India in IND vs NZ T20I series. Gill has not played a T20I game in his career so far. However, the right-handed batsman has shown a fabulous performance as an opener in ODIs recently.

In the previous ODI series against South Africa, Gill scored 80 runs in 3 games. In the prior ODI series against West Indies in July this year, he won the man of the series award with his astonishing batting show.

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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan should be the other opener for the team in the IND vs NZ T20I series. The left-handed batter has a decent experience as an opener in T20Is. In 19 games so far, the wicketkeeper batter has slammed 543 runs at an average of 30.16 and 4 fifties.

In 2022, Kishan slammed 254 runs in 9 T20Is at a strike rate of 144+. Since he is a left-handed batter, he will also give a left-right combination to the opening slot.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer should be the one-down batsman for the team in the IND vs NZ T20I series. Since Virat Kohli is not part of the series, Iyer will be the best man at the no.3 spot. The right-handed batsman has shown brilliant form in 2022, smashing 450 runs in 15 T20Is at an average of 40.90 and a strike rate of 141+.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav should be a middle-order batter for India in the T20Is against New Zealand. The right-handed batsman gave an impeccable performance in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He smacked 239 runs in 6 games at an average of 59.75 and a strike rate of 189+. Yadav also shattered 3 quickfire half-centuries in the tournament.

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Hardik Pandya (C)

Hardik Pandya is the skipper of India in the T20I series against New Zealand and should be another middle-order batter for the team. Pandya will also be a crucial all-rounder for the team. The right-handed batter showcased a fabulous performance in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022, smashing 128 runs in 5 games and picking 8 wickets for the team.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant should be the wicketkeeper for the team in the IND vs NZ T20I series. The left-handed batter was part of the previous ICC T20 World Cup 2022, where he could only play 2 games and score 9 runs.

The left-handed batsman has mustered 347 runs in 19 T20Is this year, batting at an average of 23.13 and strike rate of 135+. He has also hit 1 fifty. Pant will help to strengthen the lower-middle order batting.

Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar should be a spin all-rounder for the team in the IND vs NZ T20I series. The right-arm spinner has played 31 T20I in his career so far and picked 25 wickets at an economy of 7.24. With the bat, he has piled up 47 runs in 11 innings with 4 unbeaten knocks. However, the left-handed batter owns a high strike rate of 146+ while batting.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal should be the spinner for the team in the IND vs NZ T20I series. The right-arm spinner was part of the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022 but was not allowed to play any games in the tournament. The leg spinner has shown incredible form in T20Is this year, hunting 21 wickets in 19 games at an average of 22.61 and an economy rate of 7.60.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar should be one of the pacers for India in the T20I series against New Zealand. The right-arm pacer was part of the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022, in which he grabbed 4 wickets in 6 games.

Although Kumar failed to impress in the tournament, his record in the bilateral series has been awesome. Overall in 2022, the medium-pacer accounts for 36 wickets in 30 T20I matches at an average of 18.81 and an economy of 7.0.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj should be another pacer for India in the T20I series against New Zealand. Siraj is a regular pacer for India in the Test format and owns a good experience in the national team. The right-arm pacer has played 2 T20I games this year, in which he picked 1 wicket.

Siraj should get more opportunities in the shortest format as he has the ability to trouble the opposition with his pace and bounce attack.

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh should be another pacer for India in IND vs NZ T20I series. The left-arm pacer has become a regular bowler in the shortest format with his outstanding performance so far. In 19 T20Is, the young pacer has grabbed 29 wickets at an average of 18.34 and an economy of 8.04. He also finished as India’s top wicket-taker in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

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