IND vs NZ, T20 Series 2021: The last match of the three-match T20 series between India (IND) and New Zealand (NZ) is being played in Kolkata. The Indian team has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team is eyeing a clean sweep by winning this match 3-0, while New Zealand’s team would like to end the series with a win. The last two matches between the two teams were very exciting. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team has performed brilliantly in the last two matches and the team will try to maintain the same momentum.
Team India’s vice captain KL Rahul and Ashwin given rest
In the last match, a big change has been made in the playing XI of Team India. Vice-captain KL Rahul and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been rested and young batsman Ishan Kishan has been included in the playing XI.
3rd T20I. India XI: R Sharma, I Kishan, S Yadav, R Pant, S Iyer, V Iyer, A Patel, D Chahar, B Kumar, H Patel, Y Chahal https://t.co/MTGHRxjWKf #INDvNZ @paytm
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New Zealand captain Tim Southee is also not playing in this match.
A big change has been made in New Zealand’s team for this match as well. Tim Southee, who captained the last two matches, is not part of the playing XI. In his place, Mitchell Santner has been given the responsibility of captaincy. Apart from this, fast bowling Lockie Ferguson has got a place in the playing XI in place of Tim Southee.
3rd T20I. New Zealand XI: M Guptill, D Mitchell, M Chapman, G Phillips, T Seifert, J Neesham, M Santner, A Milne, L Ferguson, I Sodhi, T Boult https://t.co/MTGHRxjWKf #INDvNZ @paytm
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Team India’s playing XI
Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel.
New Zealand playing XI
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.
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