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It will be played at Green Field Stadium in Trivandrum. Today is the final contest of this arduous tour and they need to win it at all cost so as to feel some consolation after so many losses during the Test and the ODI series. India lost KL Rahul 4 early in run chase but Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer weathered the early storm before Rohit 27 was dismissed of the bowling of Dasun Shanaka.
Though the former was run out in an unfortunate manner, the latter continued playing his shots. The third and final match, a virtual final, will be held at Thiruvananthapuram on Del 7. New Zealand need 11 off 3. Almost all Indian players in the dugout. Also Catch- As far as team changes are concerned both the sides are unlikely to go for major overhaul. Width outside off, Munro frees his arms and sends Bumrah towards deep sincere point.
The Indian team executed its plans perfectly in Pune, especially on the bowling front with in-form pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah doing the job early on as well as in the death overs. C Munro is the most runs scorer of the t20 series so far, he scored 116 runs in two innings with highest 109 not out.
India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20, Thiruvananthapuram, Highlights: IND beat NZ by 6 runs, win series 2-1 - In the second match, New Zealand bounced back in style and defeated India by 40 runs. Today this Match is Series Decider Match….
LIVE UPDATE: Heavy spells of rain are expected to interfere in the match but the fans would be hoping to get some live action atleast as cricket is returning to Kerala after almost three years. PREVIEW: With series levelled at 1-1, India and New Zealand will aim to outplay each other in the third and final Twenty20 International match to seal the series at the Greenfield International Stadium on Tuesday. But the spectators might not witness full 20-overs each side because the series decider here is under rain threat. The meteorological office here has also predicted that the weather will be generally cloudy with a few spells of rain or thundershowers starting from Sunday till Wednesday. Apart from this, it will be a thrilling contest between the two team which are evenly matches on the paper as well as on the field. To clinch the series, India have to display a better show in both batting and bowling department while New Zealand would like to continue with the same momentum. India, comprehensive beat the visitors in the first match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. In the second match, New Zealand bounced back in style and defeated India by 40 runs. Munro batted through the innings, smashing 109 runs off 58 deliveries. So, in order to beat the visitors, Indian batsmen have to click this time. The middle-order batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Manendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya have to click in unison. The bowling department was also seemed struggling on the flat pitch. Apart from pacer Jasprit Bumrah, no other bowlers troubled the batsmen in the previous match. Spinners also failed to step up to the occasion and were smashed all around the park. But, in the decider, the gloomy conditions and pitch might favour India. India skipper Virat Kohli also have to make the plan for the Duckworth Lewis method which might come in the play. New Zealand, on the other hand, displayed a brilliant performance. There only problem is the consistency. In the first match New Zealand were outplayed in every department of the game and in the second match they grouped together and showed their class. So, in order to seal the deal this time they have to repeat the same performance. The fans might see a interesting battle between both the teams if India and New Zealand played as per the expectations. Squads: India: Virat Kohli Captain , Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni WK , Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. New Zealand: Kane Williamson c , Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips wk.