T20 World Cup, India vs New Zealand Preview: Both Teams Look To Get Campaign Back On Track
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India vs New Zealand: Having lost their opening matches, both India and New Zealand will be looking to get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track.
India and New Zealand face off in a crunch T20 World Cup clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Both teams tasted defeat in their opening matches, losing to Pakistan quite convincingly and will now be looking to register their first win in the ongoing tournament. The match could have a massive impact on both teams' chances of reaching the semi-finals. A defeat in this game could have far-reaching consequences with games against Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland left after this one.
India were completely outplayed in their opening game as Pakistan romped to a 10-wicket win. Captain Virat Kohli was the standout performer for India, scoring a gritty half-century. Rishabh Pant too made a handy contribution but failed to kick-on when the team needed him to.
Other batters had a day to forget, as India's famed top-order had little or no answers to the pace and swing of Shaheen Shah Afridi. India's bowling too failed to come to the party.
The likes of Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan running amok. All in all, it was a nightmare outing for Team India, who have had a week to prepare for the match against New Zealand.
New Zealand too lost their opening fixture to Pakistan. While they didn't fare as poorly as the Indian team, Kane Williamson's side too were outplayed.
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