After 18 action-filled days, India and New Zealand are all set for the final showdown at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday (March 9) for the coveted trophy. While India are still unbeaten in the tournament, New Zealand’s only loss in the tournament came against Rohit Sharma’s men in group stages.
India have always found the resilient Kiwis a tall mountain to surmount, as the latter hold a 10-6 lead over their Asian rivals across all the ICC tournaments. If curated further, New Zealand have a 3-1 edge over India in the ICC knockout matches. It’s a disturbing loop for them.
For the initial stages in the tournament, the Indian think-tank went with two front-line pacer along with three spinners. Hardik Pandya provided with the third seamer’s option.
India vs New Zealand likely playing XIs
India: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.
