Dubai: After losing to Pakistan by 10 wickets, the men in blue will definitely want to come back in the T20 world cup by winning the match against New Zealand on Sunday.
If team India manages to win this match then the hope of entering the semi-final would be alive. However, this will only be possible, if the India captain win the toss and choose to bowl.
So far in the T20 World Cup, if we look at the matches of the Super-12 round, there is only one trend, if any team win the toss then its victory is almost certain. Most of the teams after winning the toss have gone for bowling first and later they chased down the target with ease.
Let us look at the matches played so far in the Super-12 round.
Australia won the toss - won by 5 wickets
England won the toss – won by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka won the toss – won by 5 wickets
Pakistan won the toss – won by 10 wickets (India had lost)
Afghanistan won the toss - won by 130 runs
South Africa won the toss - won by 8 wickets
Pakistan won the toss – won by 5 wickets
Namibia won the toss - won by 5 wickets
Australia won the toss – won by 7 wickets
Bangladesh won the toss - lost by 3 wickets
Afghanistan won the toss – lost by 5 wickets (chosen to bat first)
So going by this trend, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the toss will play a significant role in UAE conditions. So now, it has to be seen that whether Virat Kohli will be able to win the toss against New Zealand or not.
After losing the match against Pakistan, Kohli had too commented on the importance of winning toss as because the dew factor is also playing a very important role.
However, at winning toss, Kohli's record is not impressive. Most of the time, Kholi has ended up losing the toss.
This match is very important for both the teams; both have lost their first match to Pakistan. In such a situation, now the aim will be to keep the hopes alive for the semi-finals by winning the match. However, going by the past record, team India has never defeated New Zealand in the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand's probable playing 11 - Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
India's probable playing 11 - Virat Kohli (c), Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami.
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