India Vs New Zealand: Head To Head Stats, Weather Report, Pitch Update, Probable Playing XI

Both India and New Zealand have now qualified for the semifinals from Group A. But both these teams will lock horns on this day, March 2, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in a final league match. Victory here guarantees a finishing position on top of the points table. The very fact that New Zealand has been a thorn in Team India’s flesh in ICC events makes this match all the more exciting.

Head-to-Head Record Favors India

The total number of matches played by India and New Zealand has been 118, out of which Team India has emerged victorious in 60 matches, while New Zealand has on 50 occasions proved victorious. Seven of the matches had ended without a result and one was a tie. In the ICC events, they have clashed 20 times; of these, India has managed to win 6, while New Zealand has won 12. Two matches ended in a tie. One match was played between them in the Champions Trophy, which was won by New Zealand.

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Pitch and Weather Report

No rain or wetness is a feature of the weather forecast for Dubai, on Sunday, March 2, with an anticipated temperature of about 24 degrees. But, with winds predicted at 31KMPH, this would aid the bowlers. As for the pitch, this venue has hosted a total of 60 matches. 22 matches have been won by the batting side while chasing a target, against 36 others faced by a side defending a target. Those figures support relieving evidence that chasing facts on this ground is somewhat easier. This pitch offers some assistance to the fast bowler with the new ball; however, with age, spinners may come into play. Once the batsmen are set at their pitch, it does become rather easy for them to bat on it.

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Probable Playing 11 for Both Teams

Indian Team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.

New Zealand Team: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (Wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.