Team India is set to lock horns with New Zealand in the third T20I match on October 27 at the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington.
Ahead of the match, has been ruled out of the clash as a precautionary measure. The left-handed batsman had suffered a right adductor strain in the first match of the ongoing series. ight adductor is a group of muscles located on the inner side of the thigh.
Team India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel said that Kishan will be training today but will not be available for the selection.
“Ishan is doing well. He will be training today. For tomorrow, I think he is not available for selection, just as a precaution,” he said in the pre-match press conference.
Kishan also missed out on the second match, following which replaced him in the playing XI. In the previous outing, Sooryavanshi departed on a low score, and it will be interesting to see if he manages to deliver an impactful knock in the third match.
Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Kushagra was added to the squad as cover for Kishan.
Currently, the “Men in Blue” are leading the ongoing five-match T20I series by 2-0 against the “Black Caps”. The hosts have suffered defeats in two consecutive games and will be eager to register a win in the third match to keep the series alive.
After delivering big knocks in the first match ‘s batting unit failed to continue riding on the momentum in the second clash. On the other hand, Team India’s Tilak Varma is in red-hot form, and the team’s management will expect him to make crucial contributions in the third match.
IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: Full squads
India: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson [WK], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tilak Varma [VC], Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Kumar Kushagra [WK].
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Zak Foulkes, Michael Bracewell, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner (C), Bevon Jacobs, Jacob Duffy, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway, Nathan Smith, Lockie Ferguson.