Ahmedabad, Mar 8 (UNI) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field against India in their T20 World Cup clash at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner opted to bowl first on what he described as a good surface, hoping his bowlers could restrict India to a manageable total in the high-pressure encounter. “It looks pretty good. We will see if it does anything and try and restrict them to a chaseable score,” Santner said at the toss, adding that Jacob Duffy had been brought into the playing XI in place of Cole McConchie.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said he was happy to bat first, pointing out that his side had done well setting totals in the tournament. He also said putting runs on the board in knockout matches such as semifinals and finals was always advantageous and expressed confidence that his team would put on a good show in front of a packed stadium.
India have fielded an unchanged side.
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand Playing XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner (c), Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.
