Amongst the bowlers, Wasim Jaffer has trusted Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh. Jaffer shocked the fans as he overlooked Yuzvendra Chahal in his playing 11, giving the spot to in-form wrist spinner, Kuldeep Yadav. However, it is still not clear which playing 11 will Hardik Pandya choose for the opening encounter. Since the match is in Ranchi, all eyes will be on the local boy Ishan Kishan and the home fans would expect the youngster to play a big knock.
My India XI for tonight:
Ishan (wk)
Gill
Tripathi
SKY
Hardik (c)
Hooda
Sundar
Mavi
Kuldeep
Umran
Arshdeep
What's yours? #INDvNZ
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 27, 2023
Wasim Jaffer's playing 11 for India vs New Zealand 1st T20I:
Ishan Kishan (w), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
