India-New Zealand series 2020: LIVE Streaming, Schedule, Squads and Broadcast details
After overcoming the mighty Aussie challenge, team India now embark upon a new series as they travel down under to New Zealand.
The New Zealand tour will be a full tour consisting of five T20I’s, three ODI’s and two Tests.
The first T20I of the series will be played on 24th January in Auckland. The team will need to overcome the fatigue issues as it’s just after five days since the last India-Australia ODI.
The players will also have to overcome jet lag, adjust to the time cycle and prepare for the conditions as it will be a different from what at home.
For two years in a row, India will be playing their first overseas series in New Zealand. The two teams played an ODI series in New Zealand last year.
SQUADS (For T20I series):
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (C), Colin de Grandhomme (matches 1-3), Hamish Bennett, Tom Bruce (matches 4-5), Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Blair Tickner, Tim Seifert (WK), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur.
Schedule:
First T20I – 24th January, Auckland, Eden Park, 12:30 PM IST
Second T20I – 26th January, Auckland, Eden Park, 12:30 PM IST
Third T20I – 29th January, Hamilton, Seddon Park, 12:30 PM IST
Fourth T20I – 31st January, Wellington, Westpac Stadium, 12:30 PM IST
Fifth T20I – 2nd February, Mount Maunganui, Bay Oval, 12:30 PM IST
First ODI – 5th February, Hamilton, Seddon Park, 7:30 AM IST
Second ODI – 8th February, Auckland, Eden Park, 7:30 AM IST
Third ODI – 11th February, Mount Maunganui, Bay Oval, 7:30 AM IST
February 14-16: 3-day practice match – Hamilton, Seddon Park (from 3:30 am).
First Test – 21-25 February, Wellington, Basin Reserve (from 4:00 am).
Second Test – Feb 29-4 Mar, Christchurch, Hagley Oval (from 4:00 am).
LIVE BROADCAST:
The matches will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports network channels. DD Sports will simulcast the shared feed from Star Sports. Fans can also catch the LIVE action on Hotstar Premium and Hotstar VIP.
