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Kane W has made himself not available for the T20 matches so he can concentrate on preparing for the tests.

The squads are:

BLACKCAPS T20 squad for India

Todd Astle
Trent Boult
Mark Chapman
Lockie Ferguson
Martin Guptill
Kyle Jamieson
Adam Milne
Daryl Mitchell
Jimmy Neesham
Glenn Phillips
Mitchell Santner
Tim Seifert (wk)
Ish Sodhi
Tim Southee

BLACKCAPS Test squad for India

Kane Williamson (c)
Tom Blundell (wk)
Kyle Jamieson
Tom Latham
Daryl Mitchell
Henry Nicholls
Ajaz Patel
Glenn Phillips
Rachin Ravindra
Mitchell Santner
Will Somerville
Tim Southee
Ross Taylor
Neil Wagner
Will Young

I am thinking that the T20 World Cup hangover, home conditions and 'bubble life' is going to mean this is a fairly one sided tour.

But at least Kohli will be able to get his batting average back on track.

I think this will be a case of checking Cricinfo every morning, shuddering, and moving on with my day

A promising innings peters out in the final 3 overs. Were on for 180+ and end up at 164/6

NZ with a longer then usual tail.

Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:19 pm A promising innings peters out in the final 3 overs. Were on for 180+ and end up at 164/6

NZ with a longer then usual tail.

Yep. A disappointing end to our innings.

Although a much better hit out than I thought we'd manage considering the team was missing first teamers, coming down from the final and must be absolutely exhausted with all they have been through over the last few months.

That last three overs killed us though - but it was some tail we had going on.

It's going to be very annoying if/when Daryl Mitchell does literally nothing else in his career except dump England out of the T20 world cup

JM2K6 wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:18 am It's going to be very annoying if/when Daryl Mitchell does literally nothing else in his career except dump England out of the T20 world cup

I could live with that.

Another toss going the way of the home side.....cause India need all the luck when playing at home?!?

Please someone dot this thread. It’s getting depressing

We cannot go to India with anything other than full strength.

Put this one down to experience - hopefully some of the newbies will learn something

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:38 pm Please someone dot this thread. It’s getting depressing

You wont be saying this when we win the test series 2 - 0. I mean, who really gives a fuck about T20?

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 19, 2021 5:38 pm Please someone dot this thread. It’s getting depressing

I came into this tour thinking that we'd be humped anyway.

Doesn't help when you are behind the 8 ball 2 t20's in a row due to losing the toss. But let's just let the Indians take this and give them some crumbs......they've had it hard over the last few seasons.

First test about to start, India won the toss (yes, again!!), and India to bat.

Southee strikes

Gill reviews immediately

Not out - inside edge

Jamieson bowling very well, barring the occasional no-ball, and Patel got spin from his first over.

Jamieson strikes (ct behind)

Gill gone 21 for 1

India one down, Jamieson strikes.

Enzedder wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:37 am Jamieson strikes (ct behind)

Gill gone 17 for 1

Agarwal the batsman dismissed

Yeah, him. (Must not say it)

Enzedder wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:39 am Yeah, him. (Must not say it)

?

They all lo....

Enzedder wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:51 am They all lo....

Helmets are a real bane on this sport.

Great way to start the second session, Jamieson bowling Gill in his first over.

145/4

So India win the toss in 3 T20's and now the Test.....such a pointless part of the modern game. Just let the visiting side choose what they want to do. It is hard enough touring another country - why hand even more advantage to the home side? Especially rubbishly predictable wickets like you get in the sub-continent. Might even get some of these countries to actually take preparing fair wickets seriously.

But anyway - OK start by NZ. India getting on top now. But good to see Jamieson bowling well. Southee must be exhausted!

Any reason why Wagner isn't playing?

Thor Sedan wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:24 am Any reason why Wagner isn't playing?

To make way for the spinners

Just 84 overs in a day when the spinners bowled 50+ overs. WTAF is going on - should have got in 100

Great start to the day by Southee -- Jadeja gone. Two maidens in a row and a wicket in the second over after losing a close review for lbw in the first over

Shreyas scores a ton on debut. Very impressive stuff.

Southee bowling very well this morning and gets his second wicket. 290/6 now

I want to have Southee's kids. Shreyas is his fourth wicket and India 305/7

One of the most deserved 5-for in Southee's career. He must be totally knackered by now but still bowling so well.

8 overs, four wickets for 19 runs this morning.

Southee bowling his 10th over this morning. Give the lad a fucking rest!

Ajaz gets a wicket - 1 for 90 for him and the only spinner to get a wicket. (It actually spun but from a bowlers footmark)

And Ajaz gets a second.

All out 345 - that'll be enough for an innings win.

Yep. Think I heard one of the commentators say yesterday that the average first innings score here is 390, but the average score for the next 3 innings falls off a cliff.

Great effort by Southee and Jamieson, mind.

We will have to bat bloody well but that was a superb effort today. India would have been targeting in excess of 400

Phew - Latham given out but he hit the cover off it. (Just)