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ICC Men's T20 World Cup | India v New Zealand | Dubai | 31 October, 2021 | India innings

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Squads:

India Squad: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chahar

New Zealand Squad: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Todd Astle, Mark Chapman

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Mobashir said:
Playing in his 7th T20 world cup, hopefully he finally turns it on.
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Rohit's stats are excellent in T20Is and WT20s. The strike rates are excellent too. 138 it is. For Babar, it is 130.
 
Best of luck to both teams. Should be a cracker match, hopefully I catch the second innings
 
Devadwal said:
He already played a curical inning Vs Pakistan in 2007 final. 30* (16) with 2 four and a six
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Not only, he has also played some other good innings over 6 world cups.
But overall he is yet to shine in a T20 world cup.
 
Ab Fan said:
Rohit's stats are excellent in T20Is and WT20s. The strike rates are excellent too. 138 it is. For Babar, it is 130.
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Don't know why you are so obssessed in bringing Babar Azam in every thread. I will surely not talk about him in this thread. You can open a Rohit vs Babar in T20I's thread, and who knows, maybe I rate Sharma more, you will see what I think about it. But your obssession with Babar is at another level.

Now, on topic, Rohit has 6 fifties over 6 world cups. SR of 127 is fine, but still 12 less than his career SR and he was a complete failure in the last world cup with 88 runs in 5 innings at a SR of 107. It will be interesting to see if a big player like him can make a strong come back or not. Let's hope he doesn't wait for Namibia and Scotland for starting to score.
 
After opening match defeats to Pakistan, India and New Zealand meet in Dubai wanting to get their respective T20 World Cup campaigns back on track.

For fans around the world, India versus New Zealand in recent years has been box office viewing. From the 2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, to the inaugural World Test Championship final, a rivalry of sorts has been forged.

While New Zealand had the final say in both of those matches, they have no bearing on what lies ahead today: a potential T20 World Cup classic in the heat of Dubai.

Before the tournament, New Zealand and India most likely earmarked each other for their toughest games in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup. Now, the pair look at the fixture as a potentially make-or-break meeting.

After struggling with the ferocity of Shaheen Afridi's pace and swing, India's top order will no doubt face New Zealand left-armer Trent Boult in similar circumstances, though it was spinner Mitchell Santner and quick Tim Southee that Kane Williamson went to first in their first match. For the Black Caps, improvement with the bat is also crucial. Despite five players reaching double figures in their first match, no player passed 30, in a team display that lacked rhythm or pace.

Desperate to avoid slumping to two defeats to begin their campaigns, it would take something special from either team making the final four with a loss. It puts an extra emphasis on the fixture, with little margin for error from here on in.

Fixture Details

The Match: India v New Zealand
Time: 18:00 Sunday 31 October
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai


The Teams

While it isn't panic stations yet for India, Shadul Thakur is an option to come in for Virat Kohli should they want make changes, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar the likely player to give way.

Hardik Pandya's fitness has been a hot topic in the lead-up, and after bowling with little issue in the nets, should give Virat Kohli another option with the ball.

India possible XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand should have Martin Guptill at their disposal, even after sustaining a blow to a toe on his left foot in the their first match. Adam Milne is also fit to play, though may still miss out behind quick attack of Tim Southee and Trent Boult.

New Zealand possible XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Key Players

Rohit Sharma

After a duck in the first match of India's campaign, Rohit Sharma will look to bounce back against New Zealand. Making 60* and 65 in his last two T20I innings against the Black Caps back in 2020, the right-hander has been a tricky customer to deal with for Kane Williamson, and should come in with confidence despite early tournament jitters.

Martin Guptill

On the verge of 3000 T20I runs (2956), Martin Guptill's is crucial for Kane Williamson and the Black Caps desperate to open their World Cup account.

Making double figures in seven of his last eight innings in T20I cricket, Guptill will aim to bring consistency at the top of the order, should it be in an opening partnership with Daryl Mitchell or a new top-order partner.

Ladder Situation

After defeats to a strong Pakistan to begin their respective campaigns, this match could well decide a second semi-final spot. A defeat for either team means they'll likely need to rely on other results to go their way on top of winning the rest of their matches.

What they said

India captain Virat Kohli on outside scrutiny: "We, as individuals, understand what we want to do on the field. And the strength of character and mental toughness we have and precisely why we are doing what we are doing on the field and none of these people are even in the vicinity to even imagine to do something like that, they do not have the courage or the spine to do that."

New Zealand quick Trent Boult on the match being a quasi-knockout fixture: "Every game is a good game. We've had a few lay days in between games already. But we're excited to get out there. Definitely want to get a check in the win column for us.

"All games are a big win. But here's hoping we can really go out there and put together the things that we've been trying to and get out to a real good start.
 
Nez Zealand's batting doesn't give me a lot of confidence. Let see what they can do.

Shami will probably play in the XI due to the remarks made against him. That can be a good news for NZ. Let's see if he can bowl at an ER less than 10 this time.
 
Mobashir said:
Don't know why you are so obssessed in bringing Babar Azam in every thread. I will surely not talk about him in this thread. You can open a Rohit vs Babar in T20I's thread, and who knows, maybe I rate Sharma more, you will see what I think about it. But your obssession with Babar is at another level.

Now, on topic, Rohit has 6 fifties over 6 world cups. SR of 127 is fine, but still 12 less than his career SR and he was a complete failure in the last world cup with 88 runs in 5 innings at a SR of 107. It will be interesting to see if a big player like him can make a strong come back or not. Let's hope he doesn't wait for Namibia and Scotland for starting to score.
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If I set a benchmark S/R of 130, Rohit S/R of 138 is better than this. I don't think that should lead to any questions on Rohit's limited overs legacy as batsman unless ofcourse there is an obvious bias against Indian batsmen.
 
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Ab Fan said:
If I set a benchmark S/R of 130, Rohit S/R of 138 is better than this. I don't think that should lead to any questions on Rohit's limited overs legacy as batsman unless ofcourse there is an obvious bias against Indian batsmen.
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If only you could understand easy things. My posts was regarding Rohit never really having a great T20I world cup.
Regarding the SR, his world cup SR is 127, and I also said it's fine, just surprisingly 12 less than his overall SR.
 
Wish this was the last game of the group stage, that way the excitement of the semi-finalists would have been preserved till the end of the group stage. It's fine if India win.

But if India lose, it would be better to exit the world cup rather than playing the likes of Scotland and Namibia for formality purposes.
 
Big game, I don't like the fact that India have been sitting idle for a week now, this is just poor scheduling.

No doubt in my mind that KL Rahul, Jadeja and Bumrah will have to play a big part if India are to win this tournament and they will have to come good today.

I can't see Indian bowling having such a terrible outing for 2 successive games, so I expect Indian bowlers to come good. Batting is the bigger area of concern.
 
Once again, result will be decided at the toss.

And chances of Kohli winning important tosses are closer to 0% than they are to 50%. Bowling must be top notch to defend whatever the middling total we put up.
 
Mesozoic said:
Once again, result will be decided at the toss.

And chances of Kohli winning important tosses are closer to 0% than they are to 50%. Bowling must be top notch to defend whatever the middling total we put up.
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So they should play the match still or just do the toss?
If India win the toss they are sure to win?
 
From cricbuzz - We are getting to know that Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur are marking their run-ups. Does that mean they have left out Bhuvi?
 
Devadwal said:
From cricbuzz - We are getting to know that Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur are marking their run-ups. Does that mean they have left out Bhuvi?
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New Zealand will most likely do well against medium pacers. India should bring in Ashwin in place of Shami.
Even out of form, Bhuvi can't do worse than Shami.
 
Two change for india
Kishna in place of SKY
Thakur in place of Bhuvi
 
India will win today they have a knack of beating trends openers need to get a solid base 160 should be enough nz batting isn't the best
 
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field

Adam Milne comes in for Tim Seifert and Devon Conway will keep.

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), James Neesham, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips(w), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
 
Kohli was looking to bowl first as well. Says the batters need to give the bowling line-up more runs when they bat first. It's been too long a break, he says, but says his team has recovered. "Surya has got a lower back spasm, Ishan Kishan replaces him. Ishan will bat at the top of the order. Shardul Thakur replaces Bhuvneshwar."
 
India can put a good total on the board and pump the kiwi's for a change. That will shut up all the toss
talk. Good to see Ishan playing
 
Mesozoic said:
Once again, result will be decided at the toss.

And chances of Kohli winning important tosses are closer to 0% than they are to 50%. Bowling must be top notch to defend whatever the middling total we put up.
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Dont think there was much dew in af pak match
 
this guy must give up captaincy completely in all formats...we cannot win anything substantial with this guy as captain...biggest Panauti sports world has ever seen
 
Devadwal said:
We are playing with NZ at home after 3 day of world T20.
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It is at home so half of the players can rest. Guys like Siraj and Umesh will be our pacers so Bumrah and Shami can prepare for SA tour.

In batting also, I heard that for the T20 series, a lot of guys like Rohit, Kohli, Jadeja will rest. Enough options there to not ponder about.
 
Another toss loss, another day of having early dinner, coz you never know.:maqsood
 
Circling the drain

How can Ashwin still not be picked? It’s mind boggling. And hardik is still in the team?

Kohli has sealed his fate today as the most petty and immature captain. Ashwin is clearly getting punished for going over Kohli’s head to the management. And Kohli’s buddies are still untouchable like KL Rahul and Hardik.

Mark my words. India will lose. .
 
Amazing how Kohli rarely wins a toss .. Jinxed in toss luck.
4 seamers in Dubai instead of 3 spinner ... kinda Micky Arthuresque
 
Great thinking from India getting Ishan to open. Champion teams dont follow set templates
 
I knew it ! I knew it!!!

Kohli will going to loss the toss again, I just knew it. I tried to warn my Indian brother about the coming of this, but no one listened. Just for this game India should have selected another guy as captain to break this toss loss incident.
 
How Kohli would have told to rohit that you are not opening today😂
Kohli : openers Rahul aur ishan honge
Rohit : why bro
Kohli : Boult
Rohit : oh (gajab bezti hai)
 
Is sharmaji hiding from boult??

Bcci can’t find 1 left armer for nets who can bring ball back in..
 
Kohli facepalmed and laughed at the journalist who suggested to drop Rohit from opening and play Kishan.

Now this is exactly what India does. Seems Kohli is as clueless as ever. Maybe Dhoni talked some sense into him.
 
As usual playing with fear . England is different team because of no fear
 
I think NZ Will struggle to chase anything over 140 with their batting line up.
 
thelandofthebravepeople said:
Kohli facepalmed and laughed at the journalist who suggested to drop Rohit from opening and play Kishan.

Now this is exactly what India does. Seems Kohli is as clueless as ever. Maybe Dhoni talked some sense into him.
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That journalist had asked Kohli about playing Kishan instead of Rohit in the XI, not just opening !

And Suryakumar Yadav was not injured till then, him being out changes some dynamics since they feel his replacement (Kishan's) preferred position is opening.
 
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