India and New Zealand go back to T20 drawing board

India and New Zealand go back to T20 drawing board

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After a washout in Wellington, the three-match T20I series between New Zealand and India has been reduced to a two-match affair. 

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But apart from that, and a change of venue to Mount Maunganui, little else has changed.

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In fact, there is India, for the foreseeable future, will be trying to find batters who are naturally suited for T20 cricket, instead of asking some to bat against their natural style. 

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This series will also be another audition for captain Hardik Pandya, who is being talked about as a potential future leader in the shortest format. 

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However, they now have one game fewer for all this.

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It's difficult to gauge whether New Zealand are better or worse placed when it comes to power-hitting.

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 They have got Finn Allen at the top and Glenn Phillips in the middle order but both Devon Conway and Kane Williamson bat in the anchor mode.

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What the hosts would want from this series is for Williamson to find fluency, and for Allen to find consistency.

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The Bay Oval is sold out for Sunday's game. Once upon a time, it used to be a reasonably big ground but not anymore. As local boy Ish Sodhi put it, 

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"If I can clear the rope batting at No. 8 or 9, I don't think the top six will have any issues doing that." So expect a high-scoring game, provided the rain stays away.

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