The third match of the 5 T20 match series is being played between India and New Zealand at Henry Stadium, Wellington. Indian captain Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl first after winning the toss.
After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer said, “We will bowl. We will have to improve on some things. We will have to adapt quickly to the conditions. This will be good for us. There is no change in the team.”
The Indian team has won both the last matches while chasing the target. This is the reason why Shreyas Iyer has once again chosen bowling after winning the toss. Ishan Kishan is not even a part of the playing eleven of this match due to injury. In his place, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is in the team and will bat at number three. Vaibhav did not bat in the last match. Therefore, they will try to take advantage of their opportunity in this match.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said, “The wicket looks good, it has pace and bounce. There is no wind, which is a good thing. The size of the field is a little different from where we have come from. India is a great team. There are three changes in the team. Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith are out. In their place, Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne have been included in the team.”
The Indian team is leading 2-0 in the series after winning the first 2 matches. Team India will try to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series by winning this match.
India's playing eleven: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dheer, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.
New Zealand's playing eleven: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevan Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher.