India's limited-overs tour of New Zealand has been marred with rain. While 2 of the six games have ended without any result, the third T20I was a truncated affair owing to rain. Eventually, India were adjudged the winner of the T20I series with the Men in Blue having won the series opener and being exactly on par with the DLS score when the rain came down in what was the last match of the series.
In the ODI series, as things stand, it is New Zealand who are 1-0 up having outplayed India in the series opener before the second game couldn't be completed because of persistent downpour. It all boils down to the final match of the tour then which is set to be played at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Wednesday.
1. Toss Prediction
New Zealand have won all the tosses in this white-ball series so far. So, predicting them to win the toss once again in the final T20I on Wednesday.
2. Win Possibility
As was seen in the ODI series opener, there are many issues to solve within the Indian contingent who are without some of their established starters and guaranteed starters in the Playing 11. In contrast, the BlackCaps are a fairly settled unit which means clarity of roles. This makes them the Kiwis the favourites to win this match.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is New Zealand. Other than the abovementioned reasons, the head-to-head record in ODIs on New Zealand soil also favour the home country which has won 26 of the 44 matches. India, by contrast, have won 14 of these ODIs with 1 match ending in a tie and 3 ending without any result.
4. Average first innings score and Predicted powerplay total
The average first innings score at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch is 247. The powerplay score is expected to be between 40-60.
5. Betting Odds
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