After a 5-0 whitewash by India in the T20I series, the Kiwis will be looking forward to turning their game around in the ODIs with quite a few players coming in to the ODI squad who weren’t a part of their T20I squad. On the contrary, India would love to continue with their winning streak against the Kiwis and be the dominant side in the ODI series as well.
Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the entire ODI series as well as the Test series with a calf injury. Mayank Agarwal has been called in as his replacement
Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the first 2 matches of the ODI series. Mark Chapman has been called in as his replacement.
Players to watch for –
Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw – A completely new opening pair for the Indian team. Both players being capped tomorrow for both of them are playing their debut game. These 2 have been great talents for India and would love to grab this opportunity to do well.
Jimmy Neesham and Kyle Jamieson – 2 players who’ve earned a place in the NZ squad after continuously performing exceptionally well in the domestic tournaments for their respective teams. Now, they would like to take their form to the international level.
Mark Chapman – Called in as a replacement for Kane Williamson for the first two ODIs. He has been a constant performer for Auckland in their domestic circuit. Although, it’s just for the first two matches, he would try to grab his opportunity as well and score well.
Pitch Report –
The 3rd T20I was played on this ground, i.e., Seddon Park, Hamilton. Both teams scored 179 each in the 20 overs. It is expected to give a total score of more than 250 but not more than 300, since it’s not considered to be a batting wicket due to the difficulty in hitting the lofted shots on this ground.
Team batting 2nd has won 5 out of the last 5 ODI games played on this ground. Hence, the team which wins the toss would mostly opt to bowl.
Probable XIs –
India – Shaw, Mayank, Kohli (C), Shreyas, Rahul (Wk), Pandey, Jadeja, Shardul, Bumrah, Shami, Chahal
New Zealand – Guptill, Nicholls, Chapman, Taylor, Latham (C&Wk), Neesham, Santner, Grandhomme, Southee, Jamieson, Sodhi
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