We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out due to a back injury.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami/Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand: Fin Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi/Doug Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner/Doug Bracewell
Pitch Report
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
(Based on the last 3 games)
1st innings average score: 259
2nd innings average score: 232
Wickets per innings: 7
Type: Good for spin
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
Fantasy Tips of the Day
No one can match Virat Kohli’s numbers for this game. At Hyderabad, he has scored 2 fifties in 2 innings. Against New Zealand, he has scored 1,378 runs at a staggering average of 60, including 5 hundreds and 8 fifties.
Tom Latham thrives in these conditions, so much so that he averages 75 in 8 ODIs in India.
Michael Bracewell made full use of his off-spin in Pakistan, taking 4 wickets in 3 ODIs. He was the captain of the Ultimate Team in the opening game for his all-round performance: 43 off 42 and 2 for 44.
Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik, and Ish Sodhi have appeared in the Ultimate Team in 4 of their last 5 ODIs.
Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will be itching to bowl on this wicket. While Kuldeep has taken 11 wickets in 6 ODIs against New Zealand, Axar took a three-for in the only game he played at the venue.
In the last 3 ODIs at the venue, spinners accounted for 51% of the wickets.
Given the conditions, spin-bowling all-rounders are likely to fetch more points. As a matter of fact, this match has full-timers in Washington Sundar and Mitchell Santner and part-timers in Michael Bracewell and Glenn Phillips.