Guwahati: India wins the toss and opts to bowl first. Team India today will take on the New Zealand in a rare five-match T20 International series starting at the Eden Park in Auckland. Both keepers Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant do not find a place in India playing 11, and Shivam Dube is selected as a batting all-rounder to add firepower lower down the order.
Here are the playing 11 of both the sides:
India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul (w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami
New Zealand playing 11: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Hamish Bennett.
