IND vs NZ Playing XI: The last group stage match of the Champions Trophy is being played between India and New Zealand. Both teams are face to face at Dubai International Stadium. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has decided to bowl by winning the toss. In this way, Team India will batting for the first time in the tournament. Earlier, the Indian team chased runs against Bangladesh and Pakistan.
However, the Indian team has landed against New Zealand with a change in their playing XI. Spinner Varun Chakraborty has been included in place of fast bowler Harshit Rana in India’s playing XI. In this way, Varun Chakraborty will be seen playing for the first time in the tournament.
What did Indian captain Rohit Sharma say after the toss?
Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that we would like to bat first. We want to try ourselves by batting first. Our approach for this match will be the same, we are not going to change our approach. There is 1 change in our playing 11. Spinner Varun Chakraborty is playing in place of Harshit Rana. When you bowl, it is a whole partnership game. We took 19 wickets with both the previous matches. Our spinners prevented opposition batsmen from scoring runs. At the same time, our fast bowlers worked to dismiss the batsmen.
Indian team’s playing XI-
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
New Zealand’s playing XI-
Will Young, Rachin Rabindra, Kane Williamson, Derryl Michel, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamison, William O’Rurke.
Let us tell you that the teams of India and New Zealand have reached the semi -finals. But after winning this match, both teams would like to finish the top in group stage. So far, India and New Zealand have defeated Bangladesh in this tournament. However, the journey of Pakistan and Bangladesh is over.
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