IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: Why Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy Are Benched For Guwahati Clash Against New Zealand?

India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team 3rd T20I: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to field against New Zealand in their third T20I of the five-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.

India captain Suryakumar also revealed that World No. 1 T20I bowler Varun Chakaravarthy and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh are being rested for the third T20I. Arshdeep led India's bowling attack in the 2nd T20I, but struggled with figures of 4-0-53, while Varun took 1 wicket. 

India's batters were in imperious form in Nagpur and Raipur, scripting a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series. 

Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravi Bishnoi return to the side, bolstering India's playing XI.

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Speaking at the time of toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, "We'll look to bowl first. Wicket looks good, there'll be dew later on. Be fearless, take your own call, enjoy and be humble at the same time. Two changes. Arshdeep and Varun are resting tonight. Bumrah and Bishnoi come in."

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said, "I thought we batted quite well. Take learnings from the last game and put them into this game. Move on pretty quickly. Neesh was going to play. We've brought in Jamieson for Foulkes."

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IND vs NZ Playing XIs

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.