Siraj replaces unwell Bumrah as New Zealand opt to bat in Mumbai

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final Test in Mumbai. Two changes for the Blackcaps as Mitchell Santner misses out due to a side strain, while Tim Southee has been left out. Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry come in. 

"Looks a good surface, hopefully put a good total on the board. What we did in Bangalore was great, we had to switch quickly to Pune and nothing changes. A new opportunity this game. It's about adapting to the surface as quickly as possible," Latham said at the toss.

New Zealand XI: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke

As far as India are concerned, Jasprit Bumrah misses out as he is unwell, and Mohammed Siraj replaces him. 

"We understand and accept that we haven't played well through the series. Gives us another opportunity to try and correct those things. Looks like a good pitch. Hopefully we can restrict them as quickly as possible and then focus with the bat. Our focus is on this Test match," India skipper Rohit Sharma said.

India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with an eight-wicket win in Bengaluru and a 113-run win in the second Test in Pune. 

Pitch report by Dinesh Karthik and Murali Karthik: "If you look at this pitch, there's a little bit of moisture in it hence the dark brownish colour. As you look at the other pitches in the square, you can see the difference in colour, it's slightly orangish. That's how this pitch will eventually become. It's about understanding what happens when moisture is there. There'll be a little bit of turn at the start and as the day progresses, it might get slightly better to bat on. But towards the end of the day's play and definitely tomorrow and as the game progresses, there'll be a lot more turn. If the team winning the toss, doesn't bat first, I'd be very surprised. 

"In the last five Test matches, 84% of the wickets have been picked up by the spinners. There'll be a little bit of help for the fast bowlers as it always is in Mumbai. There is something in it for everybody. As the game progresses, it'll tilt towards the spinners. Days one and two will be better to bat on. As the game progresses, it's going to be hard work for the batters."

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