India take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI on November 30. The visitors are trailing the series and needs to win the final ODI to level the series. The Kiwis won the first ODI while the second was washed out due to rain. The series is a part of the ICC ODI Super League. India have already qualified for the World Cup being the hosts and New Zealand have also confirmed their spot. The top 8 items have sealed their place for the ICC event next year.
India’s defeat in the first ODI exposed the inexperience of the bowling attack. In the absence of the regulars like Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the seam attack lacks the needed potency. Umran Malik who made his ODI debut in Hamilton is still an unfinished product and needs a lot of work. Arshdeep Singh also needs to adapt to the format.
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While the batters did well in the first ODI and are expected to do well in the second, the bowlers will be tested. Ideally, the batters need to score around 350 in Christchurch which is a batting-friendly wicket in the matches played there. 11 each have been won by the team batting first and chasing.
The team is expected to run in a few changes and in this article, we predict India’s playing XI for the final ODI against New Zealand.
NZ vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand, India Tour Of New Zealand 2022, 3rd ODI
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill scored a 50 in the first ODI and 45 in the second. He has scored 625 runs in ODI cricket this year in 10 games including a century and four fifties averaging 78.13. Gill is being looked at as a long-term opener in white-ball cricket and a potential candidate to be selected as the third opener for next year’s World Cup.
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