Today is the title match of IND vs NZ T20I Series, 2023 in Ahmedabad. Any one of the top order batsmen who failed in the last 2 matches can be put on the bench. Captain Hardik Pandya, (Hardik Pandya Captain Team India) & Co. will give their lives to win today’s match. Let’s find out who can get a chance today with the hope of stormy batting.
It is believed that today Prithvi Shaw can be included in the playing eleven in place of opener Shubhman Gill. Significantly, Indian team openers Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan looked fussy in both the matches played so far. In the encounters, though he had a stellar performance in the ODI series against New Zealand, he has failed to do well in the T20I series.
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Apart from these, either of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will get a chance in the bowling section. According to cricket pundits, it would not be right to blame the pitch for the poor performance of the top-order batsmen in the last 2 matches, rather, there is a need to look into the performance of the openers.
Shubman Gill’s performance in last 5 T20Is
7 runs, 5 runs, 46 runs, 7 runs, 11 runs
Ishan Kishan’s performance in last 5 T20Is
37 runs, 2 runs, 1 run, 4 runs, 19 runs
IND vs NZ 3rd T20I Probable Playing-XI
Prithvi Shaw, Jitesh Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
-Vinay Kumar