The ICC World T20 2016 begins with a big clash between India and New Zealand. The Men in Blue have been in best form in the shortest format since the start of 2016, where they have won three consecutive T20I series. The Kiwis, on the other hand, have a side which comprises of some of the most in-form names in world cricket.
India has a pretty strong lineup with the top order batting, so is the middle order, with the lower middle order capable of hitting hard a few into the crowd, if necessary. The bowling looks pretty good as well, with Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand has a hundred percent win record over India in T20Is and India would want to end this record in the opener.
India squad: MS Dhoni (capt, wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya.
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro, Nathan McCullum, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
Date: March 15, Tuesday
Time: 07:30 IST
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
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Watch Live Streaming India vs New Zealand Here:
India vs New Zealand: Live TV coverage of the match in India, and the rest of South Asia will be on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 3, Star Sports HD1 and Star Sports HD3. Starsports.com and Hotstar are the online live streaming options.
Sky Sport 1 will broadcast the World T20 opening match live in New Zealand, with the live stream option on Sky Go NZ.
Sky Sports 2 is the place to be to watch India vs New Zealand live in the UK, with Sky Go and Watch Sky Sports being the live streaming online options.
Willow TV and Willow TV Online will provide live coverage of the WT20 Match 1 in the US and Canada.