India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I Toss | PC- AFP
After a nail-biting finish at Christchurch the other night, India and New Zealand are again up and roaring to fight it out in the third T20I at the Wellington Stadium on a windy Tuesday evening. Shreyas Iyer, yet again, called it right at the toss. The visitors will bowl first.
The masterclass from Tilak Varma, alongside power-packed cameos from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Naman Dhir, helped India achieve the target of 181 runs despite being 70/5 in the 11th over.
No changes to Indian line-up; New Zealand with a couple
With Ishan Kishan down with a gruelling injury, the wicketkeeper-batter is out of the IND vs NZ 3rd T20I.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had a poor outing in the second game at Christchurch, continues to be a part of the India Playing XI vs New Zealand. The question is whether he will bat at number three or open the innings this time. The rest of the batting order for Team India would remain unchanged.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, despite two off-days, has been retained. But, there is still no signs of either Kuldeep Yadav or Varun Chakaravarthy to the starting XI.
Meanwhile, the Blackcaps have made three changes to the New Zealand XI vs India. Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith are out; Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne walk in.
India vs New Zealand: Playing XIs for 3rd T20I
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.
New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson
India vs New Zealand: Who has the advantage after toss?
As mentioned earlier in the pitch and weather report, batters would have a say in the India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I, with dew could playing a factor in the second innings.
However, the average first-innings score at this venue has been 153, and the second-innings average drops to 133. Historically, chasing becomes trickier at Wellington because of the windy conditions. Team India will need to keep a close eye on that.
Meanwhile, the Blackcaps are well known for using home conditions to their advantage.
