It's 1-1 in the India vs New Zealand T20I series. One match left to play now which will decide the winner.
The third and final T20I game of the series will be played today in Ahmedabad today.
India are the number 1 ranked T20I team in the world.
This is an ODI World Cup year, so the focus is largely on the 50 over game this year, but T20Is are always very exciting to watch and the fans are hoping for a great contest in this winner takes it all game, despite the fact that some of the big names are missing in both squads.
The Kiwis know that they have a chance to record a very rare series win in India.
Ahead of the third T20I, here are all the big match details that you need to know:What: India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I
Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
When: February 1 (Wednesday) - 7 PM IST
ICC T20I Team Rankings: India: 1st; New Zealand: 5th
Predicted Playing XIs:India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (WK), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner
Big Talking Points: - Will India play both Kuldeep and Chahal? Umran Malik could be brought in in place of Chahal today
- Ishan Kishan needs a big score
- What exactly are the team's plans for Prithvi Shaw? Should they look at playing him at number 4?
- A T20I series in 2012 between the two teams became a one match series, which New Zealand won. Apart from that the Kiwis have never won a bilateral series in India in any format. History beckons the Black Caps
- The win in the first T20I in Ranchi was the first win for the Kiwis on this tour of India after being blanked 0-3 in the ODIs
- Hardik Pandya is the India captain. Since the last edition of the T20 World Cup, last year, this is the third straight series Pandya is captaining India in
- Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner has made it clear that his side has the opportunity to be the team that beat India in India
- In the last 10 years India have played 55 bilateral series across formats and won 47 of them
- No Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli for this 3 match T20I series against the Black Caps
- Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the series with a wrist injury
- For NZ, Michael Santer is donning the captain's hat. He had incredible figures of 2/11 in his 4 overs in the first match
- There is no Trent Boult or Tim Southee for the Kiwis
Best Thing to do after winning the toss: Bat first could be the safe option. High scores in the second innings though are not uncommon on this ground and depending on dew situation, the team winning the toss could opt to bowl first too
Pitch: Should favour the batters overall. This is typically a high scoring venue. Average first innings score around 171.
Weather Conditions: Maximum temperature of around 26 degrees celsius and a minimum of 15 degrees celsius. No chance of rain
Full Squads: India: Hardik Pandya (C), Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw, Mukesh Kumar.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Dane Cleaver, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips (WK), Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.
Where to track: Catch live updates, ball by ball commentary, big talking points, match statistics and more on:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com Where to watch: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
Full Schedule of India vs New Zealand T20I series:First T20I: January 27, Ranchi - NZ won by 21 runs
Second T20I: January 29, Lucknow - India won by 6 wickets
Third T20I: February 1, Ahmedabad
India vs New Zealand overall T20I Head to Head:Matches: 24
Won by India: 11
Won by NZ: 10
Tied: 3
NR: 0
India vs New Zealand T20I Head to Head in India:Matches: 10
Won by India: 6
Won by NZ: 4
Tied: 0
NR: 0
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