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Indian Men to take on New Zealand in T20 World Cup at Nagpur today; Women's Team to meet Bangladesh at Bengaluru

Riding on success in Asia Cup and the recent victories against Australia and Sri Lanka a confident Team India commences WT20 title bid with a game against New Zealand at Nagpur today. The superb build-up run has made India the clear favourites for an unprecedented second World Twenty20 title. No host country has won the T20 world title in the last five editions and none has repeated a title triumph. But India's settled combination, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, andfamiliarity with the conditions make them the odds-on favourites to script history.The 2007 Champions, India is currently the number one ranked team in the world.In the Women's World T20, Indian eves will meet Bangladesh in their opener at Bengaluru tomorrow. Riding high on their recent series wins over Australia and Sri Lanka, a confident India will look to continue their rich vein of form.India registered a historic 2-1 win over world champions Australia in January and a 3-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka in February.India, in the past, had reached the semifinals on two occasions but in the last two editions they failed to go beyond the group stages.

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