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10/22 02:46 CDT India wins the toss and bowls in the 1st T20 cricket
international against New Zealand
India wins the toss and bowls in the 1st T20 cricket international against New
Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) --- India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and
elected to bowl in the first T20 cricket international against New Zealand at
Hagley Oval on Thursday.
The India squad only arrived in New Zealand two days ago and has had little
time to acclimatize before the first match in a long tour involving five T20s,
five one-day internationals and two test matches.
"We have no complaints," Iyer said. "We're a band of professionals and everyone
knows that in the dressing room."
India has made two changes to the team which faced the West Indies in the last
of five T20 internationals a week ago. India won the first and third T20s of
that series by eight wickets and 14 runs, but each time West Indies bounced
back.
Mayank Yadav comes in for Prince Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy replaces Shivam
Dube.
New Zealand has chosen four seamers --- Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Adam Milne,
Lockie Ferguson --- and three spinners --- Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell
and Glenn Phillips.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh are likely to share the new ball for India.
The teams last met in the T20 World Cup final in India, which India won by 96
runs.
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Lineups:
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon
Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Matt
Henry, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain),
Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
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AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket
