IND vs NZ Toss, Playing 11 Update for 3rd T20I:India captain Suryakumar Yadav opted to bowl first after winning the toss against New Zealand at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on January 25, 2025 (Sunday).
After winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said: We'll look to bowl first. Wicket looks good, there'll be dew later on. Be fearless, take your own call, enjoy and be humble at the same time. Two changes. Arshdeep and Varun resting tonight, Bumrah and Bishnoi come in.
Meanwhile New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said: I thought we batted quite well. Take learnings from the last game and put it into this game. Move on pretty quickly. Neesh was going to play, we've brought Jamieson for Foulkes.
IND vs NZ Playing XI
India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan,
Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.
IND vs NZ Pitch Report
The Barsapara Stadium pitch in Guwahati is known for favouring batters in T20 cricket, offering consistent bounce and decent pace that make shot-making easier. Matches here often produce big scores, with totals around 185-190 generally seen as strong. While fast bowlers can make an impact with movement early on or clever variations later, accuracy is crucial on such a batting-friendly surface. Spinners may find some assistance as the match wears on, but overall, the conditions tend to remain favourable for batting throughout the game.
IND vs NZ Squads
India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel.
New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Tim Robinson, Bevon Jacobs.
