IND vs NZ 1st T20I Toss Result: New Zealand win the Toss, India to Bat First; Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson in Playing 11

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India are up against New Zealand in the first of the five-match T20I series on Wednesday (January 21) at the VCA stadium in Nagpur.

After a stellar victory in the ODI series and the Test series victory back in 2024, the Kiwis will be aiming to complete the trinity as they lock horns in the shortest format of international cricket.

The Indian team has a different setup in the T20Is, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the team, while the likes of Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Jasprit Bumrah are among the fresh additions to the side. With the T20 World Cup on the horizon, both teams aim to find their right combination as they prepare for the five-match-long dress rehearsal.

India vs New Zealand 1st T20I Toss Result

New Zealand captain Mithcell Santer won the Toss and elected to Bowl first.

India and New Zealand Squads

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kristian Clarke, Zakary Foulkes

IND vs NZ 1st T20I Playing 11

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

New Zealand: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy