Published on: Jun 17, 2021 9:41 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 18, 2021 10:32 am IST
IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: India and New Zealand face-off against each other in the first ever World Test Championship Final. The New Zealand team will be confident coming into the final after 4 series victories this year, while India secured 2 test victories which will keep them in a good space. At present, New Zealand team is at the top position in the test rankings, and Indian team at 2nd position.
Fixture name: WTC Final
Competition: India vs New Zealand
Date: Friday, June 18, 2021
Time: 3:00 PM IST
Team Form Guide:
IND in Last 3 Matches (recent last): W W W
NZ in Last 3 Matches (recent last): W D W
Test Rankings: IND 2, NZ 1
Ground: Rose Bowl, Southampton
Brief score of the last result at the venue: England 583/8 dec 195/5 drew the match against Pakistan 273 & 187/4 in Pakistan tour of England 2020.
The average score in Rose Bowl in 275 with the pitch having a track record of assisting the batsmen. The light rain showers are expected during the test match which will help in the movement off the surface for the fast bowlers, and as the weather improves, the pitch is expected to support spin bowlers.
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IND Team news
Injury update, unavailability: None
Expected team changes: They have announced their Playing 11 for the WTC Final.
NZ Team news
Expected team changes: The team would look to play with 3 pace bowlers and 1 spinner.
1. Devon Conway 2. Tom Latham 3. Kane Williamson (c) 4. Ross Taylor 5. Henry Nicholls 6. BJ Watling (wk) 7. Colin de Grandhomme 8. Kyle Jamieson/ Ajaz Patel 9. Tim Southee 10. Neil Wagner 11. Trent Boult
Read: WTC Final: Weather Forecast and Pitch Report in Southampton
Captain options
D Conway- The player who made his test debut in the recent series against England and emerged as the leading run-scorer will be captain pick due to his fine form across all the formats in this year. D Conway in Tests- 306 Runs, Bat. AVG. 76.50
R Jadeja- The experienced player who has been terrific for the Indian team since his debut, has improved his batting with his wicket-taking abilities. R Jadeja in Tests- 1954 Runs, Bat. AVG. 36.18 and 220 Wickets, Bowl. AVG. 24.32
Differential pick
R Pant – The wicket-keeper has been the best batsman for the team in the last 2 test series against Australia and England and with his never die attitude, can be one of the best picks for the match. R Pant in Tests- 1358 Runs, Bat. AVG. 45.26
WK: R Pant BAT: K Williamson, T Latham, D Conway, V Kohli, A Rahane AR: R Ashwin, R Jadeja BOWL: J Bumrah, T Southee, T Boult
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