After a rain-affected series between India and New Zealand, the third T20I will see India drop curtains for 2022 on the format as the two nations lock horns in Napier. With rain being a decisive factor in the series, the weather gods were kind for the second T20I where India won by 65 runs. Earlier, the first T20I in Wellington was washed out as rain played spoilsport. So will the weather have any part to play in the final T20I?
What is the weather like in Napier?
While the conditions were great in Napier, it started raining in the afternoon (local time) with just hours reaming for the final contest. The weather was earlier predicted to be clear and no rain was expected but in turn of events, it is now raining in Napier and it remains to be seen whether it has any effect on the outcome of the contest or not.
According to AccuWeather, there is very less possibility of rain to interrupt the match. There is chance of less than 5% of rain to disrupt the 3rd T20I.
Earlier, the first T20I in Wellington was washed out due to rain without a ball being bowled at the Sky Stadium. The second T20I also had rain interruptions but thankfully it was raining sixes with Suryakumar Yadav in superb form as he scored an unbeaten ton at the Bay Oval on Sunday.
According to AccuWeather, there is very less possibility of rain to interrupt the match. There is chance of less than 5% of rain to disrupt the 3rd T20I.
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Full Squads
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner.
India: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rishabh Pant (VC and WK), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
