WEBDESK: New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field first against India in the ICC Champions Trophy match on Sunday in Dubai International Stadium.
“Looks like a pretty good wicket,” says Santner. “We want to put pressure on India early.”
As for changes in the New Zealand team for the NZ vs IND game, Daryl Mitchell comes in with Devon Conway making way for him.
“India wanted to bat first anyway”, Rohit says.
“We wanted to test defending a target having chased in both their matches so far.”
India have made only one change to their side from their last game against Pakistan. Harshit Rana has been rested today for Varun Chakravarthy.
Playing 11 for NZ vs IND game:
New Zealand: Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (capt), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Will O’Rourke
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
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