India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd ODI: Kane Williamson opts to bat against India
Highlights
- New Zealand captain Kane Williamson chose to bat against India.
- MS Dhoni is out with a hamstring strain and he is replaced by Dinesh Karthik.
- Hardik Pandya returns in place of Vijay Shankar.
- For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner comes in place of Colin de Grandhomme.
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bat against India in the third ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
MS Dhoni is out with a hamstring strain and he is replaced by Dinesh Karthik. Hardik Pandya returns in place of Vijay Shankar.
For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner comes in place of Colin de Grandhomme.
India captain Virat Kohli said they would have batted first as well as he feels the surface will get slower and slower as the game progresses
Williamson said it's a good surface which should play out well and slow down later on
India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand XI: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (capt), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Feguson, Trent Boult
India captain Virat Kohli will be aiming to seal the five-match series.
The Indian captain has been given a break as part of BCCI's workload management programme and he would ensure that he finishes his assignment Down Under on a high after the maiden Test and ODI victories in Australia.
An unassailable 3-0 lead would be a fitting revenge to India's abject 0-4 humiliation during the 2014 limited overs series.
New Zealand have looked clueless against India's wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, who accounted for 12 of the 20 wickets in the last two ODIs.
Kuldeep has looked the most menacing as he claimed two four-wicket hauls in the first two ODIs, while Chahal returned with two wickets on both the matches.
Seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami also have done their job well, getting crucial breakthroughs for the team.
India's batting too have complemented the bowlers, looking rock solid in both the games with Shikhar Dhawan's return to form lending the team the much-needed support at the top.
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