IND vs NZ: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand –New Zealand Tour of India 2021, 3rd T20I

India will take on New Zealand in the 3rd and final T20I encounter in the ongoing home series. The IND vs NZ 3rd T20I will take place on November 21 (Sunday) at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. India have already won the series 2-0 after winning the first two games. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian side defeated New Zealand in the 1st T20I game by 5 wickets.

Later, India outplayed New Zealand in the 2nd T20I by 7 wickets. Now, India will aim for a clean sweep against New Zealand in the series. New Zealand, led by Tim Southee in the absence of Kane Williamson, will seek to finish the series on a winning note and evade a whitewash against the hosts. Ahead of IND vs NZ 3rd T20I, we take a look at India’s predicted playing XI against New Zealand in the match.

IND vs NZ: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand –New Zealand Tour of India 2021, 3rd T20I

KL Rahul

KL Rahul will be the opener in the next game as well. He has done a good job in supporting Rohit Sharma at the opening slot in both games so far. He made 50+ and 100+ opening stands with Rohit Sharma in the 1st and 2nd T20I respectively. In the previous match, he also slammed a magnificent 65-run knock.

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Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the new skipper of India in T20Is and will lead the team in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I as well. The right-handed batsman will open the innings with KL Rahul in the match. Sharma has played two brillaint knocks of 49 and 55 in the two games so far. If he smashes another half-century in the upcoming clash, he can definitely win the player of the series award too.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

As India have already captured a series victory, Ruturaj Gaikwad might be given a chance in the next game. Gaikwad finished as the highest run-getter in IPL 2021 and was a crucial batsman for champions Chennai Super Kings. He is an emerging youngster for India.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav will be another batsman at the middle-order. Yadav got out for just 1 run in the previous game. However, he stromed a match-winning knock of 62 runs in IND vs NZ 1st T20I. He also won the player of the match award in that game.

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Ishan Kishan (WK)

Another change that coach Rahul Dravid might make in the next game is giving an opportunity to Ishan Kishan instead of Rishabh Pant as a wicketkeeper. Pant did a good job in both the games by remaining unbeaten and hitting the winning shots. Now, he could be rested as India have already won the series. Hence, Ishan Kishan might be picked as the wicketkeeper in the next game.

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Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is another player who might play at the middle-order. He made a comeback to the Indian team in the IND vs NZ 1st T20I, in which he got out for 5. He did not get a chance to bat in the 2nd game. Iyer is an experienced batsman for the Indian team in the middle-order.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin might again be part of the 3rd T20I. In the 2 games, he has picked 3 wickets at an average of 14.0 and an economy of 5.25. Ashwin made a return to the team in T20Is after a gap of 4 years in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He has shown a great form in the shortest format too. Moreover, he is an efficient tailender batsman being a bowling all-rounder.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal might be picked instead of Axar Patel in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I. Axar Patel played in both the previous matches and hence the team can give chance to Chahal as a spinner in the next game. Axar Patel bowled at a decent economy of 7.12 but picked only 1 wicket in 2 matches.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers in the playing XI for India in the next game. The right-arm pacer has done a brillaint job in the series so far. In 2 games, he has picked 3 wickets at an average of 21.0. He has also bowled at a decent economy of 7.87.

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar will be another pacer for the team. The right-arm pacer has picked 2 wickets in 2 games so far at an average of 42.0. He has emerged quite expensive, bowling at an economy of 10.50 in the series. However, he is a match-winning bowler who can thrash opponents with his bowling attack.

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Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan might be given a chance to make his debut in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I. We saw how Harshal Patel made his successful debut in the previous game, winning the player of the match award by picking 2 wickets. Now, Avesh Khan might also be given a chance to showcase his bowling strength.

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