Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the first T20I. This match is being played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. 

A lot of players from both teams have taken rest in this T20 series. Venkatesh Iyer has been handed his debut international cap. Playing XI of both teams are:

• India - Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj
• New Zealand - Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Fantasy XI: