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Ashish Nehra running into bowl one last time at a place where it all began will form the subplot as India aim to better their abysmal T20 record against New Zealand in the three-match series starting here on Wednesday. The opening match at the Feroz Shah Kotla will be Nehra's last game in competitive cricket and India would look to bid a befitting farewell to the seamer, whose career has been characterised by many injuries and many comebacks. It is appropriate that the 38-year-old will be hanging up his boots in front of his home crowd and nothing would be sweeter than an Indian win against a team that has been their Achilles heel in this format. India has so far lost all their matches against New Zealand, the fifth and last one coming at the ICC World T20 in 2016. (Live scorecard)
Live updates and actions from India vs New Zealand 1st T20, straight from Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
18:40 IST: Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Bruce, Tom Latham(w), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi
18:32 IST: Ashish Nehra included in the playing XI. "He has been a great servant for Indian cricket. He's one of the smartest guys I have played with. It's sad to see him go," Kohli said during the toss. For India,
18:30 IST: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson wins toss, elects to field.
18:28 IST: We are just minutes away from the toss. Stay tuned.
18:10 IST: All eyes will be on the 38-year-old Ashish Nehra, who will be playing his last match in competitive cricket.
18:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the first T20I match between India and New Zealand straight from Delhi.
For a team that has stormed its way to the top of world cricket with wins over Australia, England and Sri Lanka, among others, this piece of statistic certainly sticks out like a sore thumb. That aside, India have been on a roll. With series wins over big teams like Australia, India have firmly stamped their supremacy in the limited-overs format.
