New Zealand has one hand on the T20 World Cup trophy. After beating second favourites South Africa in Kolkata, the BlackCaps are on a high. Unlike previous editions, the Kiwis aren’t that strong. Yet here they are. It’s one of their strengths. India, Australia, England, or South Africa may have more talent, but no one utilises it like New Zealand.
4th & 5th bowler problem
Despite clear holes, i.e., the fourth and fifth bowlers, New Zealand has managed to get through the line. Against South Africa, Cole McConchie, James Neesham, and Rachin Ravindra combined went for 80 runs in 8 overs and took 5 wickets. But that was an aberration.
McConchie won’t always open with 2 wickets in 1 over. Mind you, New Zealand didn’t even bowl him out against South Africa. The Proteas scored just 169, but Neesham still went for 42 runs in 3 overs. Rachin won’t most likely be able to bowl out either since India has 5 left-handed batters: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, and Axar Patel.
Fitting in 8 overs of the trio in the T20 World Cup may not be possible. One can understand that McConchie can come good against Abhishek, who has been dismissed thrice against off-spinners in the T20 World Cup. But the Kiwis clearly don’t trust him enough. He has bowled just 2 overs in his last 2 games.
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It’s best to get one of Jacob Duffy or Kyle Jamieson into the team, especially since fast bowlers have done well at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Earlier in the tournament, New Zealand played South Africa in Ahmedabad, and Duffy was picked. His performance wasn’t great; the Proteas smashed him for 50 in 3 overs. But Jamieson hasn’t played a top side. From Canada to India – that too, after a 3-week gap, just doesn’t seem right.
Moreover, Duffy’s inclusion means New Zealand can be more flexible with the usage of Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, and Mitchell Santner. Duffy can bowl 3 in the powerplay. Which means you can save 2 overs of Henry for later, and it’ll be up to Santner to bowl himself or Ferguson. The latter is a middle-over specialist just like Santner and can even bowl at the death.
Duffy hasn’t even needed to bowl out since Rachin and Glenn Phillips can both step up. But it means, instead of using part-timers to bowl 8 overs, New Zealand will need to sort out 4-5 overs. Which can be manageable.
Predicted New Zealand Playing XI vs India
Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt HenryBench: Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Devon Conway, Cole McConchie
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