The India-New Zealand T20I series begins on January 21 - here’s the full squads, injury updates and full team lists for the five matches.
India and New Zealand will complete their white-ball series with five T20Is, which begins at Nagpur on Wednesday. The Black Caps, who recently won their first-ever ODI series in India, will be bolstered by the return of skipper Mitchell Santner from injury. New Zealand also have several returnees, including the likes of Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry, from injury.
India, on the other hand, led by Suryakumar Yadav, have a fairly settled T20I unit, but are dealing with injury concerns of their own.
Find the full schedule of the India-New Zealand T20Is here.
IND vs NZ, T20Is: Are there any injury concerns?
What are the latest injury updates from New Zealand?
Michael Bracewell injured his calf while fielding in the third ODI against India on Sunday, forcing him to leave play midway through India’s innings. According to a statement from the New Zealand Cricket, “Bracewell will be treated and monitored over the coming days before a decision on his further involvement in the tour is confirmed.” He has, however, travelled with the squad to Nagpur.
Adam Milne also injured his left hamstring, forcing him to leave mid-over during the SA20 competition over the weekend. Kristian Clarke, who made his international debut against India last week, has been added to the squad as cover.
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What are the latest injury updates from India?
The hosts are also sweating over the fitness of Tilak Varma and Washington Sundar. While Tilak underwent surgery for an abdominal issue recently, Sundar is recovering from a side strain.
Tilak has been ruled out of the first three T20Is so far, fetching Shreyas Iyer a T20I comeback, while Ravi Bishnoi replaces Sundar.
IND vs NZ, T20Is: What are the updated squads?
India: Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (first three T20Is), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vice-capt), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravi Bishnoi.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (capt), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ish Sodhi, Kristian Clarke (only for the first three games)
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