The Indian team’s T20I record at the Visakhapatnam Stadium is quite strong. India have played a total of four T20I matches at this ground, out of which they have won all three. Team India had to admit defeat only once. These figures are enough to boost the confidence of the Indian team.

India’s last match at this stadium was against Australia, which was held in 2023. Batting first in that match, Australia scored 208 runs. Josh Ingles scored a brilliant century in that match and gave India a big challenge.

However, India put up a tremendous fight in chasing down the target. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav played a scintillating innings of 80 runs, while Ishan Kishan’s 58-run half-century played a big role. Reaching the target with the last ball, India snatched victory by 2 wickets, proving India’s strength in Visakhapatnam.

India Squad: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Shreyas Iyer, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akshar Patel

New Zealand squad: Devon Conway, Tim Syfert (wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (captain), Zachary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Bracewell, Christian Clarke, Tim Robinson, Bevon Jacobs.