We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
With the series already sealed, India may give a chance to the benched players.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur/Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami/Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
Pitch Report
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
(Based on the last 3 games)
1st innings average score: 319
2nd innings average score: 277
Wickets per innings: 8
Type: Good for batters and spinners
Wins
Batting 1st: 67%
Batting 2nd: 33%
Fantasy Tips of the Day
For a change, Virat Kohli does not have great numbers at a venue. His scores read in Indore read 23*, 12, and 28. That being said, an average of 56 versus New Zealand and 2 hundreds in 5 ODIs in 2023 wouldn’t change fantasy players’ opinion.
In his only ODI at the venue, Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain of the Ultimate Team. He scored 78 runs and took a wicket.
Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj starred in the Ultimate Team in their last 5 ODIs: while Gill ended up being the captain twice, Siraj was the vice-captain once.
None of New Zealand’s top 6 batters have scored a fifty on the tour yet. Michael Bracewell at No.7 has smashed a hundred and Mitchell Santner at No. 8 has churned out a fifty. Their batting, otherwise, has lacked substance.
Fin Allen has not been able to convert his starts into big innings of late. He has fetched a mere 95 runs at 19 in the last 5 ODIs.
Given the conditions, New Zealand may get tempted to play Ish Sodhi. It wouldn’t be a bad choice, though. His Ultimate Team percentage in the last 5 games reads 80.
In the last 3 games at the venue, spinners accounted for 44% of the wickets.