T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand vs India match preview, playing XI, Head to Head, Where to Watch on TV, & Live Streaming Details for T20WC

India will meet New Zealand in their final warm-up fixture on Wednesday, the 19th of October at the Gabba. The Men in Blue scraped past defending champions Australia in their opening warm-up game after Mohammed Shami’s last-over heroics. 

New Zealand on the other hand were smashed to bits by South Africa, who defeated the Kiwis by nine wickets after restricting last year’s finalists to a paltry total of 98 runs. Kane Williamson will look to rectify things in their final warm-up game before kicking off the Super 12 stage with a blockbuster clash against Trans-Tasman rivals Australia.

Meanwhile, India will also look to fine-tune their playing eleven as they commence their T20 World Cup campaign with a electrifying encounter against arch-rivals Pakistan, eyeing redemption after last year's miserable defeat. 

Pitch Conditions

The surface in Brisbane is one of the flattest decks in the country. The previous encounter between India and Australia saw a high-scoring thriller and the upcoming match is likely to follow the same trend. There is a bit of rain expected in the afternoon, which would mean that the team winning the toss would be inclined to bat first in the fixture.

Playing Combinations for NZ vs IND

New Zealand

A woeful batting display from the Kiwis in their first warm-up game against South Africa would induce a few changes in the playing XI. Both Devon Conway and James Neesham are expected to start for the Blackcaps in the game against India.

Predicted XI: Devon Conway (wk), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

India

India's Suryakumar Yadav has been in tremendous form in 2022 and given his importance to the side the management might opt to rest the influential batter in the upcoming match. India's protagonist in the last game, Mohammed Shami might get a bigger role in the game against New Zealand.

Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami

NZ vs IND Head-To-Head

Played- 21 | India - 09 | New Zealand - 09 | NR- 01  | Tied- 02

NZ vs IND Broadcast Details 

Match Timings- 1:30 PM IST
Live Streaming-  Star Sports Network