India thrashed New Zealand in the T20 series and will now aim to exact retaliation for the World Test Championship in the subsequent Tests.

India easily defeated New Zealand in the opening match, and even though the game was close until the final few deliveries, the outcome was never in doubt.

Team New Zealand finished as the runners-up in the ICC T20I World Cup, while India was eliminated in the Super-12 stages.

There will be a new T20 World Cup champion. The two T20 World Cup 2021 finalists are both teams that have never won this championship before.

England has a perfect record against New Zealand at neutral venues, having only lost once. England’s batsmen have been in good form.

On most days, New Zealand is a superb squad versus lower-ranked opponents. It plays to a high quality and makes few errors.

Scotland stands in Kiwi’s way, a side that has lost its last two Super 12 matches (against Afghanistan and Namibia) and has appeared out of its depth.