New Zealand find themselves in a similar situation as they did in the T20I series. They are trailing the visitors by 2-0 and thus this will be a must-win contest for them to stay afloat in the series.
The third ODI of the series between the Kiwis and India will be played at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Tuesday. So far, in the first two games of the series, bowlers have enjoyed extra bounce and seam movement, which is a rare occurrence in the modern-day white-ball format.
India had the rub of the green on their side in the previous game as they had lost seven wickets when rain made an appearance. Both teams’ batting unit looked vulnerable on a track, which had a lot of juice for the bowlers.
Interestingly, India has scored fewer runs than New Zealand in the first two matches but they are still leading by 2-0 in the series, courtesy of the DLS method.
India’s young quartet of fast bowlers have impressed as they have reaped rewards for landing their balls in the right areas. Mohammed Siraj, the senior bowler in the team, hasn’t received his chance yet and it would be interesting to note if he gets a look in the third game.
New Zealand, on the other hand, would look to put in a better performance with the bat to put the tourists under more pressure.
Head-to-head: Matches: 125, Won by India: 65, Won by New Zealand: 52, No Result: 7, Tied: 1.
New Zealand Squad: Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Tom Latham(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Nathan Smith, Matthew Fisher, Blair Tickner, Tim Seifert, Kyle Jamieson
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan
