Summary
New Zealand made three changes to their playing team, bringing in new bowlers.
India is ahead 2‑0 in the five‑match series and aims for a 3‑0 lead.
Both sides are trying to improve their bowling and fielding.
Key Points
4 points1
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first.
2
New Zealand replaced three players with Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne.
3
India leads the series with two wins and wants a third win.
4
The match is a Twenty‑Twenty cricket game, meaning each side bowls twenty overs.
New Words to Learn
7 wordstoss
Flipping a coin to decide which team makes the first choice.
bowling
The act of delivering the ball to try to get the batsman out.
pitch
The flat area of grass where the game is played.
overs
Six consecutive balls bowled by one player.
series
A group of several matches played between the same teams.
fielding
The work done by players who try to stop the ball and get batsmen out.
extras
Runs given to the batting side because of bowler mistakes like wides or no‑balls.
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