: India tour of New Zealand: World Cup in sight, as Harmanpreet and Co take on hosts in solitary T20I #IndiaNEWS The final stretch is upon us. After much waiting, nearly five years after their dream

India tour of New Zealand: World Cup in sight, as Harmanpreet and Co take on hosts in solitary T20I #IndiaNEWS
The final stretch is upon us. After much waiting, nearly five years after their dream run to the final at Lord’s in 2017, there is another World Cup on the horizon for Mithali Raj and Co. But before things get into 50-over mode, there is a solitary T20I to be played as part of India’s bilateral series in New Zealand, the venue for the upcoming marquee event.Indeed, there is no better preparation for a World Cup than getting international match-time against their names in the country where it is being held. And that will likely be the focus as the Indian think-tank look to fine tune their preparations in a six-game limited overs series against World Cup hosts New Zealand, beginning with the one off T20 in Queenstown on Wednesday.The one-off T20 is scheduled ahead of the five ODIs starting February 12. India will likely be approaching the 20-over game to get used to the conditions with the bigger goal for World Cup in mind.Fixture wise, all six matches have been moved to the scenic Queenstown, to mitigate Covid-19 threat due to travel. The Indian squad arrived here after completing a 10-day quarantine in Christchurch. ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who won’t be playing...Read more

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