India and New Zealand lock horns in a dead rubber at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow. With victories in the first three T20Is, India have already clinched the series and will now eye a complete whitewash over the hosts. Their team combination might have a few changes but do not expect Men in Blue to take their eyes off the win.
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On the other hand, New Zealand still have much to play for as they will look to avoid getting whitewashed. Twin wins from this stage will be the best thing for them. It can be said that they squandered an opportunity in the third T20I and the batsmen are to be blamed for the defeat.
Conditions –
Westpac Stadium a high scoring ground and both the teams will get big scores again. Expect captain to bowl first after winning the toss. 160 is the average first innings score at this venue.
Here is the likely playing XI of both the teams –
India:
As captain Virat Kohli noted in the presentation ceremony, India will make a couple of changes in the playing XI. Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini will surely play the fourth T20I. Sundar might replace Ravindra Jadeja while Saini might walk in for one of the pacers. The batting combination will remain the same.
Likely playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
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New Zealand:
The home team doesn’t have many options available and they might go in with the same playing XI. The absence of Daryl Mitchell from playing XI so far has been surprising.
Likely playing XI: Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert, Tom Bruce, Mitchell Santner, Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Scott Kuggeleijn
My Dream11 team for IND vs NZ 4th T20 –
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Colin Munro (Vice-Captain), Kane Williamson, Tom Bruce, Washington Sundar, Hamish Bennett, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee