IND VS NZ 5TH ODI LIVE 2019 | SCORECARD, COMMENTARY, DREAM 11, TEAMS - GEEKY HARSHV
The last ODI of IND VS NZ ODI Series will be played on 3rd February at 7:30 a.m. IST. This match will be played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. India will try to finish the series with a win and try some new combinations for the World cup.
India lost the last ODI very badly and will surely try to overcome from that disaster loss. New Zealand would be in great confidence with the last win and all eyes would be on Trent Boult who demolished India's top order in last match.
We could expect a full game with lots of great cricket as the Wellington's pitch supports fast bowlers alot and the way Indian batting collapsed in front of Boult it would be interesting to see them play against him today.
TEAM NEWS INDIA:
M.S. Dhoni would be returning to the side after his injury in last to last math and would be in action agian. This means either of Gill or Kartik could miss the match.
PREDICTED PLAYING XI:
INDIA: Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Shubman Gill/Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
TEAM NEWS NEW ZEALAND:
Martin Guptill looks likely to miss out, which means Colin Munro slots back in beside Nicholls. They could also look at including an extra pacer in place of either Santner or Astle.
PREDICTED PLAYING XI:
Henry Nicholls, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Todd Astle/Doug Bracewell/Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
PREVIEW:
Higher the rise, the harder the fall they say. India would certainly nod in agreement after they were brought crashing down to earth in Hamilton. A moving ball, a fired up Trent Boult and the absence of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni all had its impact as India, having already sealed the series with three straight wins in the first three ODIs, were bundled out for 92 - their lowest ODI score since 2010 - and succumbed to an eight-wicket defeat.
Smarting from the humbling defeat - Rohit Sharma, the stand-in captain, terming it one of the worst performances with the bat - India will be gunning for course correction now at Wellington. They will be aware of their weakness against the moving ball. Apart from the collapse in Hamilton, India have come up a cropper when they have had to face conditions that favour swing - Dharamsala 2017 v Sri Lanka, Dhaka 2016 v Pakistan, Oval 2017 v Pakistan. The last three ODIs at Wellington, however, have shown that the batsmen can breathe a little more easily here.
India will also have Dhoni fit and available for the final ODI, adding more steel and experience to their batting order. They will also back their top order to shrug off the one-game slump and come good.
For New Zealand, it will be a matter to giving the scoreline a lot more respectability with another win. There are doubts over the availability of Martin Guptill, who injured his back in practice, and they will most likely try out another new opening combination in Henry Nicholls and Colin Munro.
Kane Williamson has looked a shadow of himself after the 64 he made in the first game, and his lack of flow makes the already wobbly top order weaker. However, with Ross Taylor in great form, New Zealand will look for someone to bat long and alongside the middle order stalwart to ease their woes. Their bowlers too should be far more enthusiastic after their performance in the last game, and will gun for an encore.
DREAM PLAYERS:
1. TRENT BOULT
2. SHIKHAR DHAWAN
3. KANE WILLIAMSON
4.KULDEEP YADAV
5. M.S. DHONI
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