This could be a perform or perish game for Pant as he is included ahead of Samson despite struggling for runs.
India have brought in an all-rounder Hooda at the expense of Samson, while Deepak Chahar finally gets a game after a long injury lay-off.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (w/k), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson.
India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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