
India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the third T20I at McLean Park in Wellington on Tuesday.
India entered the match fielding an unchanged playing eleven, holding a 2-0 lead in the series after winning the first two games by identical margins of four wickets.
New Zealand made three changes to their side, bringing in Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson, and Adam Milne while dropping Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, and Nathan Smith.