After the World Cup 2019, India has first time lost the bilateral series. The Kiwis beat Team India with 2-0 in the first two matches of the three-match ODI series. Although Virat Kohli‘s men have lost the series, they would head to play the third and last game at Bay Oval for some pride. On the other hand, after facing a humiliating defeat in the T20I series, New Zealand now aims to clean sweep India in the ODI series.
The third and the final ODI will be played at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday (11th February). The match will start at 7.30 am (IST) and will be broadcast on Star Sports and Hotstar.
Changes in Playing XI of New Zealand:
In the absence of Kiwi skipper, interim captain Tom Latham lead the team to victory in the two games. Williamson surfaced with a shoulder injury during T20I series which led his ouster from the first two games of ODI series. While the captain will return in the third ODI.
Thus, Tom Blundell is likely to be dropped from the playing XI to allow Williamson to play at No. 3. Also, Mitchell Santner might get the chance in third ODI as he was given rest in the second game.
Changes In Playing XI of India:
Indian skipper Virat Kohli would like to experiment with the batting order in the third game as there is nothing to lose. Thus, we can see Manish Pandey in the final XI while Kedar Jadhav might be rested.
Also, it is the right time to test Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal’s partnership at Bay Oval.
After finishing ODI series, the two teams will head to play the Test series. So, the allrounder Ravindra Jadeja might get a rest before donning whites.
Weather report – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui-
The day-night contest will not be marred or interrupted with rain as skies will be clear throughout the match. According to weathermen, there will be plenty of sunshine in the day time while during the night, skies will be clear.