The T20I series opener between New Zealand and India at Sky Stadium, Wellington has been washed out due to persistent rain on Friday.
India and New Zealand will now move towards the second match of the series, set to be played at a sold-out Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. After this, the third and final match of the series will be played at McLean Park in Napier on Tuesday, followed by a three-match ODI series.
Both India and New Zealand, the losing semi-finalists from the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, are on the road to rebuilding for the T20 World Cup 2024.
Squads:
India Squad: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel.
New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi.