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- India vs New Zealand First T20 Betting Tips and Preview: India Favourites for Series Opener
- The big news for the Kiwis is the return of Ross Taylor after a 19-month exile from the T20 setup. (New Zealand to win @ ) — 2/1 Betway
- Taylor hasn’t played since England beat New Zealand in the World T20 in March 2016, but has been in fine form in the ODI series. (Virat Kohli leading India Batsman @ ) — 11/4 Unibet
India vs New Zealand Preview
India host New Zealand in the first of three Twenty20 Internationals, having come from behind to take the recent ODI series 2-1. New Zealand are the top-ranked side in the ICC T20 standings and have never lost a series against India. The hosts meanwhile, are ranked number five in the world and will be confident of getting a positive result after their recent 50-over success. New Zealand have recalled former captain Ross Taylor to their lineup after the batsman impressed in the recent ODI series, having top scored with a fine 95 in the first match. As we compare odds on cricket and in particular the 1st T20i odds, it will be interesting to see, whether or not India are worth their billing as big favourites, or if the tourists can spring an upset.
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India vs New Zealand Prediction
As we look at the 1st T20i betting tips in more detail, our betting tips suggest that despite being the top-ranked side in T20 cricket, New Zealand are not tipped to win the match. That being said, they have never lost a T20 series to India and are in great form in the shortest format. The last time the two sides met in a T20 series in India was back in 2012, where the first match was abandoned, with New Zealand winning the second by a single run, Brendan McCullum and Virat Kohli starring with 91 and 70 respectively. Coming into this game, the tourists have lost twice in 10 T20 International matches and are full of confidence. By contrast, India have won four and lost four of their last eight completed T20 matches.
India vs New Zealand Betting Tips
New Zealand started the recent One-Day International series against India with a morale-boosting victory, before eventually losing the series 2-1. Having lost just two matches in their last 10 T20 Internationals, they will be full of confidence heading into the first of three matches in the shortest format, of which they are the number one ranked side. India meanwhile, have lost four of their last eight completed T20 matches and are ranked at a lowly fifth, with the shortest format their weakest discipline. While the conditions will obviously favour the hosts, New Zealand aren’t short of belief and will look to start strongly in the three-match series. With all that in mind, New Zealand represent amazing value at 2/1 with bookmakers Betway to beat India and take a 1-0 lead.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has risen through the ranks to be considered as one of the best batsman in world cricket across all formats. Widely regarded as the best batsman in One-Day cricket ever, Kohli has also dominated in the shortest form of the game and is currently third on the all-time runs list, and the highest ranked active player with Brendon McCullum and Tillakaratne Dilshan both retired. Kohli has 1853 runs in 48 T20 innings, averaging nearly 53, which in T20 cricket is unbelievable. Couple that with the fact he has scored these runs at a strike-rate of over 136, and it is easy to see why Kohli is so highly-rated. Taking that all into account, Kohli is brilliant value at 11/4 with Unibet to be India’s top batsman.
