New Zealand vs India 5th T20

The fifth match of the bilateral T20I series between New Zealand and India will be played on 02 February at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. India will look to become the first team to win a five-match T20 International series 5-0 when they take on New Zealand.

The last two matches were decided on Super Over. However, Men in blue will look forward to having a clean sweep this time. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson missed the fourth T20 series because of a shoulder injury and he might be replaced by any senior player with the highest possibility of Tim Southee.

If the reports are right, Virat Kohli might rest himself and Rohit would take the charge in the former’s absence. Meanwhile, players like Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson might get a good chance this time.

Weather Report

The weather will be extremely pleasant with temperatures hovering around 22° C to 25° C. However, Few passing clouds are expected to be there during the second innings but no chances of rain are there.

Pitch Report

The pitch of Bay Oval is generally batting friendly and there is no reason to not expect a high-scoring contest. The spinners get more assistance from the deck than fast-bowlers.

Playing XI

New Zealand

Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert (WK), Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee ©, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett, Scott Kuggeleijn.

Bench: Kane Williamson and Blair Tickner

India

Rohit Sharma ©, KL Rahul (WK), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini.

Bench: ViratKohli, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami