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- New Zealand has shown resistance and fighting power to keep the series alive
- What is most worrying to the Indians is the rolling and angle of Trent Boult
- The Indians have also proved why they are a force in domestic conditions
On Sunday, Kane Williamson of New Zealand will have the opportunity to emulate what South Africa did two years ago in an ODI series against India. Last year, the Kiwis took the local team to the limit only to lose the decisive game in Vishakapatnam and lose 2-3. You will have the opportunity to improve this effort at Green Park Stadium in the last ODI.
Before the series began, Williamson said it was a "great job" to beat India in his garden. The visitors showed resistance and fighting power to keep the three-game series alive until the postseason, even if they had no chance in the second ODI in Pune.
The switch to Tom Latham in the sequence worked well in Mumbai, while the southpaw forced the Indian dolls to change length.
New Zealand also has skilled drummers in the lineup of Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, and Kane Williamson, who can change a game with their bold approach.
What worried the Indians the most, the momentum and angle of Trent Boult? The arm of the left wing, with New-Ball partner Tim Southee, even seemed useful in these windows favorable to the blow. The precision and falsity of the rotating left arm Mitchell Santner also helped to imprison the Indian drummers.
On the other hand, the Indians have also shown why they are a force at home. They attacked the pressure game in Pune with confidence and had the scales on Sunday to tip the balance in their favor. In Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan they feared the willow thieves.
The rise of Hardik Pandya gave the site options. Pandya, with Dhoni, provides the strength of the site to the two objectives of establishing and monitoring the scores.
The New Ball attack by Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a revelation. They always bothered the best, while the spinners - Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav - bring a lot of variety. Yadav did not play the second game, and fans expect the local hero to play here, yet it has not seen if Kohli decides to change a winning combination. For the Indians, it was an optional training session, and Captain Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya were among the five team members who decided to pass the training.