New Zealand will square off against India in the third T20I at the Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on Tuesday. The Kiwis will need to win this contest to stay alive in the series, whereas India would look to take an impregnable lead in the series.
Both teams have struggled with their catching in the first two games and the players are going to have another challenging evening as strong winds are expected to hit the city.
India’s finishers have been spot on as Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma have done a fine job in the first two games.
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Indian captain Shreyas Iyer needs eight fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20Is.
Abhishek Sharma needs three sixes to complete 150 maximums.
Kuldeep Yadav needs two wickets to complete 100 scalps in T20Is.
Arshdeep Singh needs two wickets to complete 150 wickets in T20Is. He will become the first Indian bowler to reach the milestone.
Indian vice-captain Tilak Varma needs six sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20Is.
Daryl Mitchell needs 87 runs to complete 2000 runs in T20Is.
Mitchell Santner needs seven sixes to complete 50 maximums. He needs two wickets to complete 150 scalps.
Glenn Phillips needs 63 runs to complete 2500 runs in T20Is.
India’s T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer [c], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [wk], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [wk], Tilak Varma [vc], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav
New Zealand T20I squad: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner
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