Ind NZ: After the World Cup debacle, the Indian team toured New Zealand to kick start 2020. Following the major heartbreak at the World Cup 2019 quarter-final, the Indian team was keen on exacting revenge against the Kiwis who ended their World Cup 2019 dream. The Indian team arrived in New Zealand to play 5 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 2 Tests. Therefore, let’s dig into the details regarding the Ind NZ series, talking points, fixtures and results, stats, and more
Note: In This Article, We Will Be Covering The T20 Series Between India and New Zealand
Ind NZ: Review And Talking Points
Unlike the Indian teams of the past, Virat Kohli’s side was at the top of the ICC rankings at the start of the year (in 2018) before they were to tour outside Asia – having lost just two Tests in the past three years. The team had the opportunity to etch their name in history as the greatest Indian team ever had they continued the dream run overseas – the litmus test for teams from the sub-continent. With India completing the current cycle after the tour to New Zealand, it’s a good time to analyse and see how near, or far, was Shastri from the truth during the Ind NZ series
In the recently concluded Ind NZ series, most of the batsmen struggled and it was a pattern evident throughout the cycle which started in 2018. The years 2018 and 2019 have been some of the best for bowling in the past few decades with batting averages across the world plummeting below 30. The home teams averaged 25.86 in these overseas tours which again highlights how tough it has been for the batsmen.
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Fixtures & Results
Let’s see the fixtures and results for the recently concluded Ind NZ series
- 1st T20
Day & Date: Friday, January 24, 2020
Venue: Eden Park
Match Start: 7.50 PM (IST)
Result: India Won By 6 Wickets
Man Of Match: Shreyas Iyer 58 (29)
Scoresheet
| New Zealand 203/5 (20) | India 204/4 (19) |
| Colin Munro 59 (42) | Shreyas Iyer 58 (29) |
| Ross Taylor 54 (27) | K.L Rahul 56 (27) |
| Kane Williamson 51 (26) | Virat Kohli 45 (32) |
- 2nd T20
Day & Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020
Venue: Eden Park
Match Start: 7.50 PM (IST)
Result: India Won By 7 Wickets
Man Of Match: KL Rahul 57 (50)
Scoresheet
| New Zealand 132/5 (20) | India 135/3 (17.3) |
| Martin Guptill 33 (20) | K.L Rahul 57 (50) |
| Tim Seifer 33 (26) | Shreyas 44 (33) |
| Colin Munro 26 (25) | Virat Kohli 11 (13) |
- 3rd T20
Day & Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Venue: Seddon Park
Match Start: 7.50 PM (IST)
Result: India Won In Super Over
Man Of Match: Rohit Sharma 65 (40)
Scoresheet
| India 179/5 (20) | New Zealand 179/6 (20) |
| Rohit Sharma 65 (40) | Kane Williamson 96 (48) |
| Virat Kohli 38 (27) | Martin Guptill 31 (21) |
| K.L Rahul 27 (19) | Ross Taylor 17 (10) |
- 4th T20
Day & Date: Friday, January 31, 2020
Venue: Sky Stadium
Match Start: 7.50 PM (IST)
Result: India Won In Super Over
Man Of Match: Shardul Thakur ( 2/33)
Scoresheet
| India 165/8 (20) | New Zealand 165/7 (20) |
| Manish Pandey 50 (36) | Colin Munro 65 (47) |
| K. L Rahul 39 (26) | Tim Seifert 57 (49) |
| Shardul Thakur 20 (15) | Ross Taylor 24 (18) |
- 5th T20
Day & Date: Sunday, 2nd February 2020
Venue: Bay Oval
Match Start: 7.50 PM (IST)
Result: India Won By 7 Runs
Man Of Match: Jasprit Bumrah
Scoresheet
| India 163/3 (20) | New Zealand 156/9 (20) |
| Rohit Sharma 60 (41) | Ross Taylor 53 (47) |
| K.L Rahul 45 (33) | Tim Seifert 50 (30) |
| Shreyas Iyer 33 (31) | Ish Sodhi 16 (10) |
Stats
Let’s see the final stats for the recently concluded Ind NZ series
- Man Of The Series: K.L Rahul
- Most Runs: K.L Rahul (5 Matches – 224 Runs)
- Highest Scores: Kane Williamson (95 Of 48 Balls)
- Most Wickets: Shardul Thakur ( 5 Matches – 8 Wickets)
- Best Bowling Figures: Jasprit Bumrah (4-12-1-3)
Ind NZ: Full Squads
India
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant (wk), K.L Rahul (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Navdeep Saini
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill, Tom Bruce, Colin De Grandhomme, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert (wk), Hamish Benett, Ish Sodhi, Tim Souhtee, Blair Tickner
Conclusion
The Indian team made a flying start to the series by winning the T20 series 5-0. The Men In Blue handed a complete whitewash to the Kiwis. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, many young guns flourished in this T20 series against New Zealand.
India Won The T20 Series 5-0.
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