IND vs NZ Preview: Third ODI against Kiwis

The third ODI between India and New Zealand will be held at an indoor venue. The match will start at 1.30 pm on Tuesday. Team India has already won the series by winning two matches. If they win in the indoor ODI as well… with a clean sweep of the series… they will snatch the top spot from the Kiwis in the ICC ODI rankings. It is known that India has already whitewashed Sri Lanka in ODIs this year. Holkar Stadium in Indore is likely to be suitable for pace and bounce. Pacers and spinners can get support from the pitch. But you may have to work hard to take wickets. Indoor climate is dry. There is no chance of rain. When it comes to India’s batting, openers Rohit Sharma and Gill are giving good start. Gill, who scored a double century in the Hyderabad ODI, remained unbeaten with 40 runs in the second ODI. Although Rohit is starting the innings well, he is failing to make a big score. Rohit, who scored a half-century in the Raipur ODI, fans want him to score a century in the third ODI. On the other hand, Virat Kohli, who scored two centuries against Sri Lanka, failed in two consecutive matches against the Kiwis. In both these matches he was dismissed by Santner’s bowling. It will be interesting to see how he will face Santner in the third ODI. T20 specialist Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan also failed to impress in the first match. If they also do their best, Team India is sure to make a huge score. The Indian bowlers performed better in both ODIs against the Kiwis. He took six wickets for 131 runs in the first ODI. But Braswell and Santner added 162 runs for the seventh wicket. The Indian bowlers could not stop Braswell, who burst with fours and sixes in the middle overs. Team India was able to win when Shardul Thakur lbed him in the last over. In the second ODI, the Indian bowlers, especially the pacers, shook the Kiwis batters. They took 5 wickets for 15 runs. With the support of the lower middle-order, New Zealand managed to score over 100 and save the day. Siraj and Shami, who performed impressively in two ODIs.. If they perform at the same level in this ODI too, India will not be disappointed. But if they want to reduce the work load on Shami, there is a possibility to rest him and play Umran Malik in the third ODI.