India vs New Zealand - Match Preview, Fantasy, Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (3rd, T20I)

India and New Zealand are good to go to confront each other in the third match of their three-game T20I series. The conflict will occur on Sunday, November 21, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

India, driven by Rohit Sharma, has as of now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. On Friday, the Men in Blue crushed the Black Caps by seven wickets at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

The hosts yielded 64 pursues in the powerplay choosing for field first. In any case, the bowlers made an extraordinary rebound, confining New Zealand to 153 for six. Martin Guptill scored 31 to jump Virat Kohli as the unsurpassed driving T20I run-scorer.

Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, and Glenn Phillips likewise made indispensable commitments. Be that as it may, James Neesham and Tim Seifert tracked down the going intense, as they scored just 16 runs off 27 balls. Debutant Harshal Patel was the most amazing player for Team India, getting two wickets.

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul's 117-run represent the initial wicket that set the stage for India's run pursue. Rahul made 65, while Sharma contributed 55. Pacer Tim Southee in the long run got them out, yet India pursued down the objective with upwards of 16 conveyances to save.

Pitch Report

Seven T20Is have occurred in Kolkata in this way fa,r with the normal score being 142 runs. Henceforth, a high-scoring game may not be on the cards. The pursuing groups have won multiple times here, so batting second ought to be the way forward.

IND Key Players: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Harshal Patel

NZW Key Players: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Trent Boult

Probable XI

India

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel

New Zealand

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Glenn Phillips (WK), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Tim Southee (C), Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult