India vs New Zealand Playing XI, 1st T20I in Jaipur: Rohit opts to bowl, Venkatesh to debut

NZ vs IND: A look at the prediction, playing XI and squads ahead of India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I in Jaipur.

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand bowler Tim Southee (extreme right) celebrates the dismissal of India's Rohit Sharma during an ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune in 2017.

India won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the first of three T20Is at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.

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IND vs NZ PLAYING XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

IND vs NZ PROBABLE PLAYING XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand: Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee (c), Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

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IND vs NZ DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM

Wicketkeeper – Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan

Batters – Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill, KL Rahul (c)

All-rounders – James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell (vc)

Bowlers – Ravichandran Ashwin, Ish Sodhi, Mohammed Siraj, Trent Boult

Team Composition: IND 6:5 NZ Credits left: 1.0

IND vs NZ SQUADS

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad

New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Tim Southee (c), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne

IND vs NZ WIN PROBABILITY

India (67%)

WHERE TO WATCH NZ vs AUS, 1st T20I LIVE?

The first of five T20Is between India and New Zealand will be aired live on the Star SportsNetwork at 7pm IST. The online live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar .