India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy, Pitch Report And Weather Forecast: Will Rain Play A Spoilsport In Dubai?

India will take on New Zealand in their last group stage encounter in Dubai on Sunday. Both teams have secured a place in the semifinal and the winner of this match will face Australia while the losing team will clash with South Africa.

India are playing all their matches in Dubai as both PCB and BCCI agreed for a hybrid model. So far the Men In Blue have dominated their both matches in Dubai. But they will have a tough task to cut out as the Kiwis have looked pretty strong in the tournament so far.

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India vs New Zealand Pitch Report

Dubai hasn't been a traditional run scoring surface and batters will have assistance at the start of the innings. But as the matches go on, spinners will be able to get turn on this pitch. The surface will get slower and it will pose a tricky challenge for the batters. Teams winning the toss should bat first and pile on a healthy total on the board.

India vs New Zealand Weather Report

There is no forecast of rain on Sunday and the temperature will hover around the 20s. A bright and sunny day should pave the way for a fine match.

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India vs New Zealand Predicted XIs

India are expected to make two changes in the playing XI. Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy could come in the place of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.

India Predicted XI

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.

New Zealand Playing XI

Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William O’Rourke.

The match will start at 2:30 AM IST and will have a live telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.