Santner wins first toss of series as New Zealand elects to field
India leads the five-match Twenty20 series 3-1 heading into the final contest in Hamilton.
By Adewale Fletcher ·
Mitchell Santner secured his first toss victory of the series on Sunday in Hamilton, New Zealand. The New Zealand captain chose to bowl in the fifth and final Twenty20 international against India.
India holds a 3-1 lead in the series. Shreyas Iyer won the toss in the first four matches, and his team won the opening three games by four wickets, four wickets, and six wickets respectively.
New Zealand took the fourth match in Auckland on Friday by 87 runs. Glenn Phillips anchored that victory with a century.
India made two changes to its lineup from the previous game. The team recalled pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and included wrist spinner Varun Chakravartiy for his first appearance in the series. New Zealand brought in pacer Blair Tickner to replace Matt Fisher.
The New Zealand lineup features Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, and Blair Tickner. India fields Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravartiy, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
