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After Tom Latham was dismissed, ending the huge, game-turning partnership with Ross Taylor, Virat Kohli was resigned to venting his frustrations against the umpire.

However, the venting may have been a whole other level when India walked back into the dressing room after failing to defend 347 in Hamilton. Their execution in the field let them down, after a batting display that gave plenty to be optimistic about even with the absence of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.

However, take nothing away from New Zealand. Taylor was at the forefront of a big New Zealand chase once again in ODIs, showing why he was second only to Virat Kohli between the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. Now, the Black Caps have the chance to put much of the disappointment of the last couple of months with a series win here.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

• Ross Taylor’s century in Hamilton took him to 1,300 runs vs India in ODIs, at an average of 46.42.
• However, Taylor has not enjoyed playing ODIs at Eden Park: 17 matches, 416 runs, avg. 26.00.
• Martin Guptill has made four scores in the 30s out of six innings vs India on this tour so far.
• Guptill’s last 50+ score in ODIs came during NZ’s opening WC game vs Sri Lanka in June 2019. However, is this the time for a big innings? He has the most ODI runs at Eden Park (739 runs, avg. 61.58).
• Virat Kohli is always one to watch in ODIs, particularly against New Zealand. He scored another half century, going past 1,350 runs vs this opposition at an average of nearly 65 in 24 matches.
• Shreyas Iyer is coming off his first ever hundred. He returns to the ground where he scored 58* (29) and 44 (33) in the T20Is.
• Tom Latham’s ability in the middle overs was on show in Hamilton. Virat Kohli said post-match that it was Latham’s innings that broke the back of the big run chase.
• He scored 69 (48), taking his average in ODIs vs India to over 55.
• KL Rahul is in supreme form, and is a must-pick if you are a keen fantasy cricket player. His scores so far this tour: 56, 57*, 27, 39, 45 and 88* (64).
• Henry Nicholls‘ last four scores in white-ball cricket (NZ Domestic competition and 1st ODI): 120, 62, 55, 78.
• Mayank Agarwal’s last four scores for India A vs NZ A: 32, 29, 37, 24. In the first ODI, he scored 32. Prithvi Shaw also looked promising, so can at least one of them make a significant score?
• Eyes will be on James Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme as to the power they provide with the bat and control with the ball. de Grandhomme in particular has been out of form.
• Mohammed Shami didn’t fare very well in Hamilton. However, his record against NZ remains impressive (10 matches, 21 wickets, avg. 24.61).
• Yuzvendra Chahal in for Kuldeep Yadav? Kuldeep went for 84 in 10 overs last game, which will likely prompt India to play Chahal on the small Eden Park Oval. He only went for eight an over in the two T20Is on this ground.
• Tim Southee averages 74 with the ball in 10 ODIs at Eden Park.
• Jasprit Bumrah, as one of the premier white-ball bowlers, will want to make a mark after going wicketless in Hamilton.
• Kyle Jamieson is set to make his debut in this match. Can he trouble India with his height and make an impact straight away?

Stats and Facts

• New Zealand have won four of their past five ODIs at Eden Park.
• The last time India played vs NZ in an ODI at Eden Park was in 2014. It was a thrilling tie, where Ravindra Jadeja was man of the match with 2/47 and 66* (45).

Possible Playing 11

Scott Kuggeleijn is unlikely to play, due to flu. 2.05m tall Kyle Jamieson is set to go for his international debut.

New Zealand: 1. Martin Guptill, 2. Henry Nicholls, 3. Tom Blundell, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Tom Latham (c & wk), 6. Colin de Grandhomme, 7. Jimmy Neesham, 8. Mitchell Santner, 9. Tim Southee, 10. Kyle Jamieson, 11. Hamish Bennett

India: 1. Mayank Agarwal, 2. Prithvi Shaw, 3. Virat Kohli (c), 4. Shreyas Iyer, 5. KL Rahul (wk), 6. Manish Pandey/Kedar Jadhav, 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. Navdeep Saini/Shardul Thakur, 9. Yuzvendra Chahal, 10. Mohammed Shami, 11. Jasprit Bumrah

Eden Park Pitch Report and Conditions

A good batting pitch and very short straight boundaries are on the menu in Eden Park. Mis-hit sixes, anyone?

The weather forecast looks great: 23 degrees and mostly sunny.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

India have displayed good bounce back ability in recent white-ball series, most recently their come-from-behind 2-1 series win vs Australia.

If they bowl and field with the same focus and intensity as the second T20I of this tour, they will give themselves a great chance of winning.

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