NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill chose to bowl first after winning the toss in the third and final ODI of the series against New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. The three-match series is currently tied 1-1.

Pacer Arshdeep Singh returned to the playing XI, replacing Prasidh Krishna in the only change India made for the match.

Gill explained his decision to field, noting that the pitch looked good and they did not expect much dew. He said bowling first would allow the team to control the game, set a target, and chase effectively.

"That's what we spoke (on the decision to bolw), batting first, New Zealand put us under pressure. One of the decisions we're bowling first is that the surface looks good, don't expect a lot of dew, runs on the board would let us chase better. Need to vary our lengths in the middle-overs, that's what we want to do," Gill said the toss.

"We would have bowled first, but looks like a good batting pitch. It's a decider and an exciting opportunity for us to win our 1st ODI series here in India. They're getting used to international cricket and have made a good fist of it so far (on the new faces), but the pressure is on now and it's a good chance for them to play their best game. No changes from the last match," New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell said.

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj