IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: Kiwi skipper brings spinner Bracewell early in the game despite pitch favouring pacers

The iconic Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is set to host the series decider game between India and New Zealand. Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first, despite team India’s easy yet tough chase in the 2nd T20I.

It is an unusual strategy used by skipper Santner to bring in spinner early in the game, despite the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium’s pitch favouring the ‘pacers’ tonight.

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As per the analysis, it seems that Bracewell was callled in for Ishan Kishan, who finds difficulty in getting settled when spinner dominates early overs, which doesn’t give time to Ishan to make a comfort room for big shots.