New Zealand vs India 5th T20I 2020: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

New Zealand vs India 5th T20I 2020: Fantasy cricket predictions and tips for New Zealand vs India match today at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on February 2. New Zealand’s hate relationship with Super Over continued while India showed their dominance in the middle.

Match Schedule

The scheduled timing of the match is 8:00 P.M. local (7:00 A.M. UTC) (12:30 P.M. IST)

Where to Watch

The match will be live telecasted on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi. You can also watch this match on Hotstar via live streaming.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover between 20°C to 24°C during the game time at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch of Bay Oval is generally batting friendly and there is no reason to not expect a high-scoring contest.

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Average first innings score: 199 (completed innings have been taken into the account)

Record of chasing teams: Matches – 5, Won — 0, Lost — 5 (completed matches have been taken into the account)

New Zealand-XI vs India Probable Playing 11

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (C), Tim Seifert (WK), Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett, Scott Kuggeleijn.

India (Playing XI): Virat Kohli/Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (WK), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube/Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini.

Injury News:

The Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson missed the last match due to an injury in his left shoulder. Kane is expected to get fit for this game.

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