IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Fantasy Cricket Tips For India vs New Zealand

India will cross swords with New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday, January 21.

Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India will come into this five-match series after defeating South Africa by 3-1 T20I at home in December 2025. Meanwhile, New Zealand, captained by Mitchell Santner, also secured a 3-1 win over the West Indies in a T20I series at home in November 2025.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, T20I Series 2026, Match 1

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Wednesday, January 21

Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report

Considering the dew factor at this venue, we can expect the captain, who won the toss, to bowl first and put a lot of pressure on the opposition. The last three T20Is at this venue saw the average first innings score of 136. 

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs

India

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan/Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand

Devon Conway (wk), Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks

Jacob Duffy

Duffy scalped a total of 10 wickets in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies at home in November 2025.

Varun Chakravarthy

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy scalped a total of 10 wickets from four innings in the recent South Africa T20I series at home.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks

Hardik Pandya

All-rounder Hardik Pandya racked up 142 runs from three innings and scalped three wickets against South Africa recently.

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma could score only 103 runs from four innings against South Africa. However, we can expect him to come out all guns blazing in the powerplay overs.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Abhishek Sharma (c), Sanju Samson, Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy (vc).

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tim Robinson, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Hardik Pandya (c), Varun Chakaravarthy (vc), Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

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