IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: India and New Zealand Will Aim for Stronger Finish in Ahmedabad

IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: India and New Zealand will aim to improve their batting standards in the last game of this three-match T20I series. The bowling from both teams was excellent. But the batting had let them down. Still, India managed to get over the line on Sunday at Lucknow.
IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview
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IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: Match Details

  • Match – India Vs New Zealand 3rd T20 International Match  

  • When – Wednesday, 1st February 2023

  • Where – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

  • Toss Time – 6.30 PM Local and Indian Standard Time (IST), 1 AM GMT

  • Match Timings – 7 PM IST and Local, 1.30 AM GMT

  • TV Channel – Star Sports India Network  

  • Live Streaming Apps – Dinsey+ Hotstar

IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: Pitch Report 

The pitch in both the T20I matches offered some great turn and bounce. The surface in Ahmedabad is also said to be a bowling-friendly wicket and it would get slow as the match goes on.

IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: Weather Report 

The weather report is good in Ahmedabad for the 3rd T20 international match between India and New Zealand.

IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: Likely Playing XI of India 

Shubman Gill/Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya(c), Washington Sundar, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh/Umran Malik and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

The series is levelled to one all after India survived a scare in Lucknow. Now it is all to play for in Ahmedabad because the 3rd T20I will be played as the series-deciding encounter on Wednesday.

India won the second match by six wickets
India won the second match by six wicketsImage Credit: Twitter/@BCCI

India won the second match by six wickets and that win came mainly because of the bowlers who restricted the Kiwis to just 99 runs in their allotted twenty overs quota. 

The batters of both teams had a struggle on that Lucknow wicket. India also lost four vital wickets in a run chase of just 100 runs.

The top order failed to provide a good start yet again. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill need to step up in the next match.

Kishan has been India’s go-to man in the T20Is while Gill needs to translate his brilliant run from the ODI and the Test format. 

Suryakumar Yadav was the player of the match in the last game. He held his nerve and allowed the Blues to get over the line.

Suryakumar Yadav was the player of the match in the last game
Suryakumar Yadav was the player of the match in the last gameImage Credit: BCCI

SKY scored unbeaten 26 runs in a tricky run chase which was because of the surface in Lucknow. In the 2nd T20I match, 30 overs of spin were bowled, which is rarely seen these days. 

Hardik Pandya has not lost any series as an Indian skipper of the shortest format till now. He would be aiming to maintain that record in the 3rd T20I match as well.

India's Hardik Pandya
India's Hardik PandyaImage Credit" Twitter/@hardikpandya7

India can drop Gill and replace him with Prithvi Shaw because according to many experts, Gill hasn’t been that stellar T20I format player till now despite his exposure in the IPL.

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IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: Playing XI of New Zealand

Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner. 

The Kiwis gave a brilliant fight which kept the viewers on the edge of their seats. However, the target was very small and in the end, India got there.

The batters of New Zealand too had to face problems and due to that, they managed only 99 runs while batting first in Lucknow. To win the series now, the visitors need o bat as they did in Ranchi.

New Zealand made a below-par 99 for eight against India in the second T20I
New Zealand made a below-par 99 for eight against India in the second T20IImage Credit" Twitter/@hardikpandya7

Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell played beautifully in that 1st T20I which the Kiwis won by 21 runs. The others also need to step up and give a collective performance.

The likes of Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell and Skipper Santner need to bat well. Their bowling has been excellent so far and if batters join them, the Black Caps team would script history in Ahmedabad.

The spinners and pace bowlers were excellent and the Kiwis will hope that they would find the right line and length from the first ball in the series-deciding match.

India and New Zealand will want to finish well in the last match of the three-match T20I series.

IND Vs NZ 3rd T20I Preview: 11Sixes Fantasy Team

  • Batters – Devon Conway, Deepak Hooda and Daryl Mitchell 

  • Bowlers – Lockie Ferguson, Hardik Pandya and Jacob Duffy

  • All-rounders – Washington Sundar and Mitchell Santner 

  • Wicket-keeper – Ishan Kishan    

  • Vice-captain – Mark Chapman 

  • Captain – Suryakumar Yadav

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