The Black Caps, on the other hand, play their first ODI since that infamous loss at Lord's in the World Cup final against England
Williamson has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against India, and in his absence, Latham will be leading the side. Mark Chapman has been named as Williamson's replacement.
With Williamson ruled out, Tom Latham will lead the New Zealand cricket team.
Chasing the target, the Black Caps were tottering at 17 for three in 3.2 overs. Tim Seifert (50) and Ross Taylor (53) then added 99 runs for the fourth wicket as New Zealand recovered to 116.
Chasing 166, New Zealand were coasting at one stage before the hosts committed harakiri to be restricted to 165 for 7
Rohit Sharma smashed consecutive sixes in the final two balls of the thrilling Super Over, leading India cricket team to their maiden T20 series win in New Zealand
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 12:30 pm
Boasting a formidable batting line-up, chasing 133 proved to be a cakewalk for the visitors on a pitch that was slightly on the slower side
India vs New Zealand 1st T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 12:20 pm IST
Iyer built on K L Rahul's (56 off 27 balls) blazing start and Virat Kohli's useful 45 off 32 balls as India made short work of a 204-run target, knocking it off with an over to spare
Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler on either side to concede less than eight runs per over at the peculiar shaped ground with short boundaries in the series opener on Friday
Williamson' leadership skills came under the scanner following New Zealand's crushing defeat in the Boxing Day Test against Australia as former skipper Brendon questioned some of his tactics
The 0-3 defeat at the hands of Australia earlier this summer has shocked the cricketing fraternity and the New Zealand authorities have set up a review with Williamson's captaincy on the line as well
Hamish Bennett was earlier a regular in the New Zealand ODI squad and also played in the 2011 World Cup
India have also announced their 16-man squad for the series which gets underway at Eden Park on January 24.
With the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson at the top of the batting order and a sharp bowling attach, SRH had only a few spot to fill at IPL 2020 auction
The Karnataka batsman has scores of 102, 77, 45, 54, 47 and 80 in his last 6 international matches (T20Is and ODIs) while batting at different positions.
One of the consistent performers across IPL editions, Hyderabad had made the playoffs and finished fourth in team standings last season
New Zealand cricket team has risen to Number 2 in the world test rankings after an unbeaten string of seven consecutive series, most recently at home over England.
Here's why we think Rohit Sharma's ascendency to captaincy will be a win-win situation for the Indian cricket