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Mahendra Singh Dhoni: “It is a 50-50 call (talking about the toss). Reason being the wicket looks good and as the game progresses it won’t change much. We have left out Negi, Harbhajan, Rahane and I think I missed one name. You never play a game for India without pressure. That is the beauty of playing for India. I haven’t played a game since 2004 for India without pressure. That is part and parcel of the game and we guys are used to it.”
Kane Williamson: “We will have a bat. It is a dry surface and we will make first use of it and then use our spinners. We have had a few days preparation in Mumbai, hopefully we will make those adjustments with regards to the turn and get a good first innings total. It is a transition period for us and hopefully the guys will adapt.
Toss: Kane Williamson has won the toss and New Zealand opt to bat first.
Playing XI:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: Kane Williamson(c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Mitchell Santner, Nathan McCullum, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi
Pitch report: The pitch was used on match day 3 in the qualifiers and it was a low-scoring game. Lots of cracks and not a lot of grass. Not a lot of bounce and Scott Styris feels that runs will be hard to come by. Expect the spinners to have a field day
Weather conditions: It rained in the afternoon but the weather has stayed clear since then. The forecast is very promising as well. All in all, it should be a cracking start to the Super 10s.
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