Ahmedabad, March 8 -- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field against India in their T20 World Cup clash at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner opted to bowl first on what he described as a good surface, hoping his bowlers could restrict India to a manageable total in the high-pressure encounter. "It looks pretty good. We will see if it does anything and try and restrict them to a chaseable score," Santner said at the toss, adding that Jacob Duffy had been brought into the playing XI in place of Cole McConchie.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said he was happy to bat first, pointing out that his side had done well setting totals in the tournament. He also said putting runs on the board in knocko...