Follow UsIndia will play New Zealand in Dubai on March 2 in the last league game for both sides, who have already reached the semifinal. Both the teams have won both their matches convincingly, and would look to defeat the opposition in front so that the winner can reach the top of their group.
Regardless of that, the contest between the two sides has been billed as a clash of two really good spin attacks and that would be the key point to watch out for in the game.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitch Santner, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke
In India, it will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, and it will also be streamed live on JioHotstar.
The game will start at 2:30 PM (IST) in India.
You can buy the tickets here: https://pcb.tcs.com.pk/ICCTICKETS
Safe options: Shubman Gill (IND), Virat Kohli (IND), Mitch Santner (NZ)
Risky options: Mohammed Shami (IND), Will O’Rourke (NZ), Glenn Phillips (NZ)
Matches: 180 | IND won 60 | NZ won 50 | Tie/NR 1/7
Last 5 matches: IND won 5| NZ 0| NR 0
Both the sides have dynamic bowling attacks with similar strengths, although NZ’s pace attack seems more stacked. However, the Indian batters are in great form and you should put your money on them to come out all guns blazing and win the game for their team.
Shubman Gill has been the best batter amongst both teams, scoring 2047 runs at an average of 63.97 and at a strike rate of 101.
Kuldeep Yadav is the best ODI bowler amongst both sides since 2023 and has picked 58 wickets at an average of 22.1.
The pitch in Dubai has been good to bat in the first 10 overs, but with some help for tweakers in the middle overs as it gets really slow. If the bowlers use their height and bowl a lot of hard lengths mixing their seam position, and the spinners remain disciplined and wily, there might be some help for them in the track
The temperatures will be pleasant in Dubai tomorrow, ranging between 17 and 24 degree celcius. It is expected to be bright but there’s no chance of rain. So expect a full match.