IND vs NZ Abandoned: India vs NewZealand 1st T20I CALLED OFF due to rain in Wellington

IND vs NZ Abandoned: India vs NewZealand called off: Match abandoned due to rain – India’s t20 reboot will have to wait for its dawning moment as the first IND vs NZ tT20 was washed out due to rain. With rains pouring heavily at Wellington, both captains shook hands and called off the game to get the series off to a damp start. Hardik Pandya and Co will now move to Mount Maunganui where the 2nd t20I will be played on Sunday. Watch IND NZ LIVE Streaming on Prime Video & Follow IND vs NZ LIVE Score Updates on InsideSport.IN.

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IND vs NZ Abandoned: India vs NewZealand 1st T20I CALLED OFF due to persistent rain in Wellington – Follow IND vs NZ LIVE

The first game of the three-match T20I series between India and New Zealand officially has been abandoned due to heavy rain at Sky Stadium in Wellington without a single ball being bowled on Friday.

India’s tour of New Zealand starts with a washout, with both teams eager to move on from their World Cup exits. Both teams will move to Mount Maunganui for Sunday’s second T20I of the three-match series. The play was eventually called off just after 20:51 (Local Time).

Following the three-match T20I series, New Zealand and India will be squaring off against each other for a three-match ODI series, starting from November 25. The 2nd T20I between New Zealand and India will be held at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday while the 3rd T20I will take place on Tuesday at Mclean Park, Napier.

There was approx a 90 per cent of chance at 7 PM Wellington Time that the match was scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM IST. The rain gets significantly increased as the day progressed and left no option for the umpires to call off the match.

🚨 UPDATE from Wellington 🚨

Both captains shake hands as the first #NZvIND T20I is called off due to persistent rain.#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/MxqEvzw3OD

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 18, 2022

IND vs NZ Abandoned: India vs NewZealand 1st T20I CALLED OFF due to persistent rain in Wellington – Follow IND vs NZ LIVE

Team India were hoping to put the disappointment of their departure from the T20 World Cup behind them against New Zealand in the first of three T20 Internationals on Friday. Like India, New Zealand too were eliminated in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after bagging the top spot in their group.

New Zealand’s transition into a new era as their selectors opted against picking two of their stalwarts in Martin Guptill and Trent Boult, the latter because he no longer has a central contract. There have been opportunities for people like Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, and Umran Malik, among others in Indian team. Shubman Gill is another young person who has been selected for the team.

IND vs NZ Abandoned: India vs NewZealand 1st T20I CALLED OFF due to persistent rain in Wellington – Follow IND vs NZ LIVE

NewZealand Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

India Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik

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