Cricket News / New Zealand win toss, elect to bowl first in fifth T20I against India
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New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner finally had the toss go his way in the series, opting to bowl after winning it and asking India to bat first in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park in Hamilton, having lost all the previous four tosses.
Hamilton, Nov 1: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner finally had the toss go his way in the series, opting to bowl after winning it and asking India to bat first in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park on Sunday.
Having lost all the previous four tosses, Santner had his luck with the coin and opted to bowl first for the fifth rubber as both teams made changes to their sides.
India have brought back Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy as Mayank Yadav and Axar Patel missed out. For New Zealand, Blair Tickner back in for Matt Fisher as both teams rotated their personnel.
"I just assumed I'd lose the toss. We'll have a bowl. Obviously a new pitch. Might be a little bit of dew later. Have to adapt quickly to the dimensions. If there's a bit of bounce like Eden Park, it will be nice. Obviously, with the bat, we've been good this whole series. Was obviously a bit more in the wicket the other night which was nice for the seamers. One change. Tickner is back," New Zealand captain Santner said at the toss.
Having lost all the previous four tosses, Santner had his luck with the coin and opted to bowl first for the fifth rubber as both teams made changes to their sides.
India have brought back Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy as Mayank Yadav and Axar Patel missed out. For New Zealand, Blair Tickner back in for Matt Fisher as both teams rotated their personnel.
"I just assumed I'd lose the toss. We'll have a bowl. Obviously a new pitch. Might be a little bit of dew later. Have to adapt quickly to the dimensions. If there's a bit of bounce like Eden Park, it will be nice. Obviously, with the bat, we've been good this whole series. Was obviously a bit more in the wicket the other night which was nice for the seamers. One change. Tickner is back," New Zealand captain Santner said at the toss.
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Meanwhile, Shreyas wanted to bat first anyhow and got his wish despite having lost a rare toss. "Great occasion to come here on this historical ground. We were looking to bat, wanted to test ourselves batting first. Auckland, the dimensions were different.
"But credit where it's due, Phillips played an incredible knock. Two changes, Varun comes in, and Bhuvi comes in. He's been waiting for his opportunity and even in the huddle he gave a beautiful speech today," Shreyas said after losing the toss.
Bhuvneshwar was dropped for the previous match after he had not set the stage on fire during the three T20Is where he bowled. Chakravarthy has made a return after missing out on the one-off T20I against Japan and the Asian Games due to an abdominal side strain he picked up during the Afghanistan series.
Also Read: India move up to fourth in WTC standings after West Indies beat Bangladesh in opening Test
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained among the substitutes, having featured in only two matches during the series after replacing Ishan Kishan, who was injured at the time.
India have already secured the five-match series with an unassailable 3-1 lead. The Men in Blue won the opening three games before the Black Caps bounced back with a victory in the fourth. Both teams are now looking to finish the series on a winning note.
"But credit where it's due, Phillips played an incredible knock. Two changes, Varun comes in, and Bhuvi comes in. He's been waiting for his opportunity and even in the huddle he gave a beautiful speech today," Shreyas said after losing the toss.
Bhuvneshwar was dropped for the previous match after he had not set the stage on fire during the three T20Is where he bowled. Chakravarthy has made a return after missing out on the one-off T20I against Japan and the Asian Games due to an abdominal side strain he picked up during the Afghanistan series.
Also Read: India move up to fourth in WTC standings after West Indies beat Bangladesh in opening Test
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained among the substitutes, having featured in only two matches during the series after replacing Ishan Kishan, who was injured at the time.
India have already secured the five-match series with an unassailable 3-1 lead. The Men in Blue won the opening three games before the Black Caps bounced back with a victory in the fourth. Both teams are now looking to finish the series on a winning note.
Playing XIs:
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner
India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
(IANS)
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner
India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
(IANS)
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