India, New Zealand T20 Series to Begin Tomorrow

New Delhi: In cricket, India will take on New Zealand in the First T20 match of the three-match series at Sky Stadium in Wellington tomorrow. The match will begin at 12 noon IST.

For India, some key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah will be absent from the tour.

In the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma and vice-captain KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan will lead the ODI team while Hardik Pandya is the captain of the T20 team.

For New Zealand, their all-format skipper Kane Williamson will lead the ODI and the T20 side.

The 2nd T20 will be played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on November 20 and 3rd T20 at McLean Park, Napier on November 22.

The ODI series will follow the T20 series. First ODI will take place on November 25 at Eden Park in Auckland. The 2nd ODI will be played on November 27 at Seddon Park, Hamilton while the 3rd ODI will be played on November 30 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.