The fifth and last match of the T20 series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Seddon Park Stadium in Hamilton. In this match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bowl first. For this match, both the teams have made changes in their playing XI. There has been one change in the playing XI of New Zealand and two changes in the playing XI of the Indian team. However, let us tell you that Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not get a chance in this match also. India has made both changes in the bowling department.
Bhuvneshwar and Varun Chakraborty got a chance
The Indian team has given a chance to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakraborty in the last match. Varun has managed to return to the playing XI of the Indian team after a long time. He has got a chance to play in place of Akshar Patel. He played his last match against Afghanistan in September. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been included in the team in place of Mayank Yadav. Bhuvi got a chance in the first three matches of this series but he could not do anything special there. In such a situation, today Bhuvi would like to leave a mark in bowling.
What did Iyer say at the time of the toss?
Iyer said at the time of the toss that batting first in the final match is a great opportunity. He also wanted to bat first, because he had chased in the last four matches. So they wanted to see how the pitch behaved in the first innings. Regarding the defeat in Auckland, he said that the shape of the ground was different there and the bowlers’ strategy was different against some of the batsmen, but Phillips’ innings was really brilliant.
On further plans, Shreyas Iyer said that the team will come on the field to play its natural game and will bowl as per the plan. There have been two changes in the team, in which Varun Chakraborty and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have returned. Iyer told that Varun was waiting for his turn and he gave a very wonderful speech in the team huddle before the match, due to which all the players are very excited.
Playing eleven for the fifth T20 match
India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dheer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevan Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.
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