Sidd Releaser's video: Live: India Vs New Zealand 1st T20I - Ranchi Live Scores Commentary IND Vs NZ 2023 Series

Live: India Vs New Zealand, 1st T20I - Ranchi | Live Scores & Commentary | IND Vs NZ | 2023 Series For queries: siddhartha.happy@gmail.com PREVIEW: India will play with New Zealand in the first T20I on Friday. India are coming off a 3-0 series win over New Zealand in the ODI series and have momentum. Even though a few senior players like Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli are rested, India start as favorites. Hardik Pandya will take charge of the T20 team and will aim to keep the undefeated record going. So far, the all-rounder has captained well and has managed to remain calm in tense situations. Pandya has a few exciting young players in the lineup such as Rahul Tripathi - Shubman Gill - Shivam Mavi - Mukesh Kumar and Prithvi Shaw. All these players have shown class in domestic tournaments, and now it is about translating that into the international level. Ruturaj Gaikwad stands ruled out of the series but India haven't asked for a replacement. They are likely to stick with the opening pair of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill, which served them well recently against Sri Lanka. There's also Prithvi Shaw in the team this time, having gotten his way back with the sheer weight of runs at the domestic level, and how India try and bring him into the scheme of things will be something to keep an eye on. There's no Harshal Patel this time around, and the returning Kuldeep Yadav could challenge Yuzvendra Chahal's spot. The match will be played in Ranchi. The pitch will be a batting friendly, owing to its flat nature. Batting second will be the preferred option owing to dew having its say. Teams: India Team List: Shubman Gill - Ishan Kishan(w) - Rahul Tripathi - Suryakumar Yadav - Hardik Pandya(c) - Deepak Hooda - Washington Sundar - Shivam Mavi - Arshdeep Singh - Umran Malik - Yuzvendra Chahal - Kuldeep Yadav - Jitesh Sharma - Mukesh Kumar - Prithvi Shaw New Zealand Team List: Finn Allen - Devon Conway(w) - Mark Chapman - Glenn Phillips - Daryl Mitchell - Michael Bracewell - Mitchell Santner(c) - Lockie Ferguson - Ish Sodhi - Blair Tickner - Jacob Duffy - Michael Rippon - Dane Cleaver - Henry Shipley - Ben Lister