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India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI – Dafanews Match Preview

The final ODI of the series between India and New Zealand will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Tuesday. The Kiwis had failed to put up a fight in the second game as they were skittled out for a meager score of 108 runs and they will want to come up with a better performance.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: W W W W W

India has ticked the right boxes in the last five matches and they will look to keep going strong. Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Mohammed Siraj have been in great form for India and they will aim to keep up the good show.

Current form of New Zealand: L L W W L

New Zealand will have to come up with a better batting performance as they could not show any resilience in the second game. The top and the middle order have failed to get going in the series, which has led to their downfall.

Head to Head: Matches: 115, Won by India: 57, Won by New Zealand: 50, NR: 7, Tied: 1.

India holds the advantage against New Zealand in the head-to-head battle.

Players to look out for: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, and Mohammed Shami will hold the key for the home team.

Tom Latham, Finn Allen, Lockie Fergusson, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, and Glenn Phillips will be the crucial players for the visitors.

India squad

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik.

New Zealand squad

Tom Latham (c), Finn Allen, Doug Bracewell [for Matt Henry], Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.

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