India to bat in rain-affected 8-over game against New Zealand

Thiruvananthapuram: Winning the toss, New Zealand invited India to bat in the rain-affected third and final T20I of the three-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium here on Tuesday. The game is reduced to 8 overs a side with rain playing a spoilsport.

India has made two changes with Manish Pandey and Kuldeep Yadav replacing Axar and Siraj. For Kiwis, Tim Southee has come in place of Adam Milne.

The three-match T20I series is currently locked at 1-1 after India won the opener in Delhi while the Kiwis bounced back to win the second game at Rajkot.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli(c), Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Bruce, Glenn Phillips(w), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult