Pitch and Weather: The Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad has typically been a high-scoring venue for T20Is, with three of its last five games producing totals in excess of 160 in both innings, including a 224 for 2. The weather is set fair.
India vs New Zealand Highlights today. 3rd T20I (N), Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Wednesday 1-2-2023, New Zealand tour of India 2023.
Toss: India will bat first.
“Just want to put some runs on the board and take it from there,” Hardik Pandya says. “When we played the IPL final here, the ball dipped much more in the second innings. The wicket looks fantastic, so we just wanted to bat first. All eyes of all the batsmen have lit up after playing on two difficult wickets. Winning and losing are part of the sport but if we can take some learnings from here, they will help us in the long run. Looks like the pitch will help fast bowlers more, so Umran comes in for Yuzi.”
“We wanted to bowl first anyway,” Mitchell Santner says. “It’s my first time here, doesn’t get better than this with the series on the line. The guys are really fired up and ready to go. Both surfaces in the last two games were pretty difficult. This looks like a good wicket, though the boundaries are big. We have made one change: Ben Lister comes in for Jacob Duffy.”
India team: Shubman, Kishan (wk), Tripathi, Suryakumar, Pandya (capt.), Hooda, Washington, Shivam, Kuldeep, Umran, Arshdeep
New Zealand team: Finn, Conway (wk), Chapman, Phillips, Mitchell, Bracewell, Santner (capt.), Sodhi, Ferguson, Duffy, Tickner
Head to Head In T20I’s: 24
India Won: 13
New Zealand Won: 10
India T20I Rankings: 1st
New Zealand T20I Rankings: 5th
Form guide
(Last five completed matches, most recent first)
India WLWLW
New Zealand LWTLL
Match Timings: 1:30 PM GMT | 7:00 PM Local
Umpires – Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon
TV Umpire – Anil Chaudhary
Match Referee – Javagal Srinath
Reserve Umpire – KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match number – T20I no. 1992
