New Zealand vs India Dream11 Prediction & Preview: 5th T20I
New Zealand and India will collide in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match T20I series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. We will provide NZ vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Probable Playing XI, and Match Preview.
Team India has won two consecutive super over’s and is riding high on the momentum with 4-0 lead in the T20I series.
In the last match, India came to bat first and was able to score 165 runs with the help of unbeaten 50* from Manish Pandey, and 39 runs knock from KL Rahul. Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini also contributed in the total in the death overs. Ish Sodhi was the top performer for Kiwis with the ball taking three wicket-haul while Hamish Bennett struck twice.
Chasing the target, Colin Munro and Tim Siefert played outstanding knocks of 64 ad 57 runs but failed to finish the game again for the team. Shardul Thakur took two scalps while Bumrah and Chahal also bowled well to tally the scorecard of both sides.
In the super over, New Zealand scored 13 runs against Bumrah, which was chased later on with the help of KL Rahul’s attacking cameo. A similar hard-fought encounter can be expected in the final T20I, with team India being the clear favorites.
Match Details
NZ vs IND, 5th T20I Match, India tour of New Zealand 2020.
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.
12:30 PM, 2nd February 2020.
Pitch Conditions
Average 1st innings score: 181
Average 2nd innings score: 145
Traditionally, The surface here has provided aid to spinners, but still, the batsmen will enjoy the conditions, and team batting first can impose a total above 180.
Squads
New Zealand:
Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Ross Taylor, Tom Bruce, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggeleijn, Hamish Bennett, Blair Tickner.
India:
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (WK), Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur.
NZ vs IND Dream11 Team News
NZ:
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Kane Williamson has good chances to return in the playing XI tomorrow after gaining fitness, and either of Tom Bruce or Daryl Mitchell is likely to miss out.
IND:
- Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant can get a chance in the final T20I replacing Yuzvendra Chahal and Shreyas Iyer.
- There are also chances of resting Kohli and playing Rohit Sharma as skipper tomorrow. The same can happen in the case of Bumrah and Shami.
Probable Playing XI
New Zealand:
Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert (wk), Tom Bruce/Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee (C), Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett.
India:
Sanju Samson, KL Rahul (WK), Virat Kohli (C)/Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer/Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
Top picks for IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction
NZ:
Kane Williamson:
Skipper Williamson is one of the best players in world cricket and scored attacking fifty from just 26 balls in the first T20I and 95-run knock in the third match. He is likely to get fit to play tomorrow.
Colin Munro:
He has a good record in this format and can score at a blistering strike rate. He scored 59, 26,14, and 64 runs in four matches and can be an excellent pick in the IND vs NZ Dream11 team.
Martin Guptill:
Opener Guptill has the talent and experience to anchor big innings but has failed to perform in recent times. He scored 30,33 and 31 runs in the first three matches and also played well in the last domestic T20 tournament. He will hope to fire big in the previous T20I encounter of the series.
Ross Taylor:
He has performed exceptionally well from the past two years and is in good form. He will be the key in the middle order for New Zealand and proved it in the first match scoring 54 runs at a strike rate of 200 and also got started in remaining games. The only concern with Taylor is that he is coming to bat quite down the order.
Tim Siefert:
He was promoted in the last match to one down and performed straight away, scoring 57 runs from 39 balls.
Mitchell Santner:
He is an attacking lower-order batsman and witty spinner. He can find it difficult to trouble quality Indian batsmen and went for plenty in the first match but bowled well in the remaining games.
Tim Southee:
Southee is an experienced pacer and can also score quick runs with the bat. He will lead the pace attack of Kiwis and took two crucial scalps in the second match but failed in both the super overs.
Ish Sodhi:
Right-Arm leg break bowler Sodhi has taken six scalps till now in the series at a good economy and can fancy the spin-friendly conditions tomorrow.
Hamish Bennett:
He was the highest wicket-taker in the Dream11 Super Smash 2019-20, taking 17 wickets in 11 matches and took three and two wicket-haul in the last two games.
IND:
Virat Kohli:
The world No.1 Batsmen in T20I, Virat, can bat at one down and can destroy any bowling line-up if he is set and gets going. He will be a must-pick in NZ vs IND Dream11 team if not rested and scored brilliant knocks of 45 and 38 runs in the first and third T20I.
Rohit Sharma:
He can make a comeback tomorrow and must be tried in small leagues if playing. He was at his attacking best In the third match scoring 65 runs from 40 balls along with match-winning cameo in the super over.
Lokesh Rahul:
He will open the innings and also keep the wickets. His recent form is excellent and scored 56,57, 27, and 39 runs in four matches this series.
Shreyas Iyer:
He has immense talent and scored 58 and 44 runs in the first two matches. Iyer can play as per the situation of the game for his team but was unable in the last two games.
Jasprit Bumrah:
He is one of the world’s best pacers and can utilize the conditions to perfection in New Zealand. He took one scalp each in the three out of four matches.
Sanju Samson:
He will open for the visitors and will be eager to prove his talent in the international arena in limited chances.
Shivam Dube:
Talented youngster Dube is an attacking batsman and handy medium-pacer. He took one scalp each and scored quick 13, and 8* runs in the first two matches but failed in the other T20I’s.
Yuzvendra Chahal:
Wicket-taking leggie Chahal can destroy Kiwi Line-up single-handedly if the pitch suits him. He took three scalps till now but will be a risky pick in your fantasy team.
Shardul Thakur:
He is an average pacer and lower-order hitter. He took two scalps and scored crucial 20 runs in the last match.
NZ vs IND Dream11 Prediction
Head-to-Head/Small League Dream11 Team:
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Captain and Vice-Captain
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Kane Williamson, Colin Munro.
For Grand Leagues: Martin Guptill, Sanju Samson.
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