New Zealand won the toss against India, choose to bat
India vs New Zealand 3rd Test, India vs New Zealand: New Zealand won the toss in the third Test match being played against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and decided to bat first.
The New Zealand team, who are playing the third Test match against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma is leading the Indian team, while Tom Latham is leading the New Zealand team. New Zealand has made two changes, whereas one change has taken place in the Indian team. While Ish Sodhi has got a chance in place of spinner Mitchell Santner in the New Zealand team, Matt Henry has got the chance replacing Tim Southee. Mohammad Siraj has come back to the Indian team in place of Jasprit Bumrah.
India- Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj. New Zealand- Tom Latham, Dwayne Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi. Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.
The New Zealand team has taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match series against India. While New Zealand won the first one by 8 wickets, the second Test match was won by 113 runs. Despite this defeat, Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is still at the top in the WTC points table. The Indian team will have to win four and draw two in a total of six matches, including this match, to reach the WTC final. After New Zealand, which is currently playing against India, the Indian team will tour Australia to play a five-Test series starting on November 22.