India vs New Zealand,ICC World T20, 2016, 13th Match, Super 10
India vs New Zealand,ICC World T20, 2016, 13th Match, Super 10
MS Dhoni’s Indian team is the team to beat in the ICC World T20, 2016. Everything points towards a successful campaign for the side. Familiarity of home conditions is an added advantage to a side that has been in excellent form in T20Is in the build-up to the premier event. For a team that boasts of the premier T20 league in the world, the side’s performances in World T20 hasn’t quite mirrored the expectations. They won the inaugural event in 2007 and were the finalists last time around in 2014 but in the three editions in between, they failed to make it to the knockout stages. This time around, the squad looks a settled one with more all-rounders suited to the conditions. With the momentum behind them, they are the firm favorites to make it to the knockout stages at least.
No other team in the tournament boasts of such success in the format in the build-up to the main event. India beat Australia 3-0, then dismantled a second-string Sri Lankan side at home before going on to register five successive wins to clinch the Asia Cup. What this has done is boost the confidence of the team to a level where they believe that 2016 is theirs.
A well-rounded team is the result of a lot of planning. India have match-winners in every batting slot up to No. 7 and a bowling combination that is just the perfect mix needed for the conditions at play. They’ve also been on a diet of T20Is for two months prior to the World T20 and so there is no problem of getting into groove. That their homework has been exemplary cannot be ignored. The transition between planning and execution has also been largely successful with all the squad members getting enough time on the field to showcase their skills as well as gaining confidence. The meticulous planning indicates that there were firm and clear plans and that bodes well for any team approaching a tournament of such nature.
Teams:
New Zealand (From): Kane Williamson(c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Ish Sodhi
India (From): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ajinkya Rahane
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