New Zealand tour of India 2021-22 — 3rd T20I

New Zealand tour of India 2021-22 T20I Series

India vs New Zealand T20I series 2021-22

3rd T20I:

Third and last T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between India and New Zealand is going to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on November 21st 2021.

New Zealand tour of India 2021-22 T20I Series

India vs New Zealand History:

Overall:

Series:

The teams completed 5 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won twice, whereas the opponent won thrice.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against New Zealand was 1 series in 2017-18 and in 2019-20.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against New Zealand was 1 series in 2017-18 and in 2019-20.

The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against India was 2 series from 2008-09 to 2017-18.

The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against India was 2 series from 2008-09 to 2017-18.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against New Zealand are WLWLL.

Matches:

The teams completed 19 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 10 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied outing, whereas the opponent won 9 times.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against New Zealand was 2 T20Is from 2020 to 2020 and from 2021 to present.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against New Zealand was 5 T20Is from 2020 to 2021.

The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against India was 5 T20Is from 2007 to 2017.

The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against India was 5 T20Is from 2007 to 2017.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against New Zealand are WWLWW*.

New Zealand tour of India 2021-22 — 2nd T20I

Indian Backyard:

Series:

The teams completed 2 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won once, whereas the opponent also won once.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against New Zealand was 1 series in 2017-18.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against New Zealand was 1 series in 2017-18.

The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against India was 1 series in 2012.

The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against India was 1 series in 2012.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against New Zealand are WL – – -.

Matches:

The teams completed 7 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won thrice.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against New Zealand was 3 T20Is from 2017 to present.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against New Zealand was 3 T20Is from 2017 to present.

The most consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against India was 2 T20Is from 2012 to 2017.

The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against India was 2 T20Is from 2012 to 2017.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against New Zealand are WWWLW.

Points and Rankings:

The series is the comparison between the second rank (India (266)) and fourth rank (New Zealand (257)) teams. The host is 9 points ahead of the visitors.

The Home Team:

The team completed 152 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 97 times including 3 wins in a tied match and lost 51 times. 4 outings were called off without any result (No Result).

If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 3 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 5 points with a couple (2) of positions in the rankings.

If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 3 points with a couple (2) of positions in the rankings.

If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will earn 1 point without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 2 points with a (1) position in the rankings.

In case of drawing the series, the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) rank in the position.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India are WWWWW.

The Visiting Team:

The team completed 159 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 80 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied outing and lost 75 times including 6 defeats in a tied game. 4 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).

If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 5 points without any impact in the rankings.

If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 2 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 4 points without any impact in the rankings.

If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will earn 0 to 1 point without any impact in the rankings. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 2 points without any impact in the rankings.

In case of drawing the series, the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the rankings.

Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are LLLWW.

The Third Outing:

The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then, the team will earn 1 point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose 2 points without any impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain 1 point without any impact in the ranking, and the host will lose 1 point without any impact in the ranking.

Venue Weather:

Weather forecast of Kolkata shows the weather would be partly cloudy in the beginning of the match, then mostly clear till the mid game and then pretty clear till the end of the play. There is almost no chance of rain throughout the game, as the precipitation percentage would be 2%. The temperature would be between 25 to 28 Celsius. The wind would be between 1 to 5 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would decrease gradually.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Toss and Pitch:

Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 4 times in 7 played games. The selection behaves neutral to the teams, as the team won twice and lost twice, as well.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLWL -.

On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 3 times and never lost, yet.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WWW – -.

Overall, 5 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost twice.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.

Particularly, for India, the team won the toss in all 3 played matches and the team won twice and lost once.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWL – -.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.

The home team never lost the toss, yet.

The first batting team won the match twice. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, also won the match 5 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWLL.

Score:

The lowest defended total was 145 runs in 2016, and the highest successful chase was 156 runs in 2016.

The first inning lowest total was 109 runs in 2018 and the highest total was 201 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 70 runs in 2016 and the highest was 161 runs in 2016.

The batting average of the first innings is 19.62 and 22.61 is for the second innings.

T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:

Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The teams will have the first outing against each other at the venue.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against New Zealand at the venue are – – – – -.

Teams’ T20I History at Venue:

The Home Side:

The home side has an above average record, as the team won 2 outings in 3 played games and lost once.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue are WWL – -.

The Visiting Side:

The home team has a good record, as the team won the only played outing and never lost, yet.

Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are L – – – -.

Tentative XI for both the Teams:

India:

The home side would go with a bench strength.

India Eleven: R. Gaikwad, KL. Rahul, S. Yadav, S. Iyer, V. Iyer, R. Pant, A. Patel, R. Ashwin, H. Patel, D. Chahar, A. Khan

New Zealand:

The visiting team would like to go with an unchanged XI, despite the defeat.

New Zealand Eleven: M. Guptill, D. Mitchell, G. Phillips, M. Chapman, T. Seifert, J. Neesham, M. Santner, T. Southee, A. Milne, I. Sodhi, T. Boult

*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left.

*Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.

*Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.

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