New Zealand win toss bat against India in Super 10 opener
New Zealand win toss bat against India in Super 10 opener
NAGPUR: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the opening match of the Super 10 Group 2 in the World Twenty20 here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday.New Zealand left out their two best fast bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee to accommodate three spinners – Nathan McCullum, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi.India are stuck to the same XI that won the Asia Cup a week ago. Jasprit Bumrah makes his World T20 debut.New Zealand players are wearing black armbands in respect to their former captain Martin Crowe, who has recently passed away.Teams:India:Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandva, Mahindra Singh Dhoni (captain & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra’New Zealand:Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (captain), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi (wk), Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi’