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India won the toss, opted to bat in Ahmedabad (BCCI Photo)
India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. He confirmed that the hosts have made one change in their playing XI which won the 2nd T20I in Lucknow
Narendra Modi The stadium in Ahmedabad is packed to the brim as people gather in large numbers to watch the series finale India and New Zealand on Wednesday. India made a stunning comeback in the previous encounter, registering a series-levelling win by 6 wickets in Lucknow. Coming to Ahmedabad, Hardik Pandya & Co. will try their utmost to win the final game and clinch yet another series at home.
Meanwhile, Indian captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and decided to bat first. He confirmed that the hosts have made one change in their playing XI which won the second T20I in Lucknow. Hardik said the team needed a fast bowler considering the pitch conditions, so Umran Malik returned to the mix in place of wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
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“We are going to bat first. Want to get some runs and take the game from there. Looks like a very good wicket, we played the IPL final here where the ball moved a bit in the second innings. Last There has been a lot of pressure on the batsmen in the two matches but credit goes to the kind of attitude they have shown. This is what we try as a unit, we are going to be tested but we will learn from it. Knockout matches teach you a lot. One change – Umran comes in place of Yuzi as it looks like this surface will help the fast bowlers,” said Indian skipper Hardik Pandya.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said that New Zealand has also made a change in its team. Ben Lister comes in for Jacob Duffy.
“We were going to bowl first, looks a good surface either way. Lucknow was a challenging surface, maybe 120 would have done the trick. But we have to adapt. It was a great experience playing here, it’s my first time here. It doesn’t get bigger than this with a series on the line. Till now both the surfaces were very different but today we need boys to adapt to bigger boundaries. It should be a good challenge. One change for us – Ben Lister in for Jacob Duffy,” Santner said at the toss.
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Here are the playing XI:
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (w), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner
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