The 36-year-old bowler, playing his first series for India since November 2022, has taken one wicket in three games

India batter also praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's contribution as they won their T20I series against New Zealand

India's openers plundered 132 in the first seven overs of the chase

Auqib Nabi took three wickets on the final day and Devdutt Padikkal picked up two as well

Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson are sitting out as expected, and Nathan Smith is also missing out

Pant, who has been out of action with a side strain, will play subject to a fitness clearance

Half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (91), Rathod (66) and Washington (51*) also helped India A bounce back

New Zealand won't have Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson to call upon, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should get another go at No. 3 in Ishan Kishan's absence

"Make sure you get a very strong fan at home and you walk into the fan," Morne Morkel jokes when asked about India will counter the fierce Wellington wind

Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo returned to the XI after missing the first ODI

He said conversations before this game with Gambhir and Kotak helped reinforce belief in his abilities

The New Zealand captain acknowledged his team was 'in a very good position' but their errors in the field let India recover from 70 for 5 to chase down 181

India recovered from 70 for 5 to chase down 181 in Christchurch after New Zealand's poor fielding reprieved four India batters

Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav, and New Zealand brought in Jacob Duffy for Adam Milne

Pollard was part of the squad in each of the five IPL-winning seasons: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020

"My bond with cricket will never break," Meghana said in her retirement note, adding that she would be "mentoring the next generation" of women cricketers

India's batting coach is excited about Naman Dhir's potential and says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is learning a lot despite not playing

Dew will likely play a big role again in Christchurch and the team winning the toss will prefer to chase

"Obviously Vaibhav Sooryavanshi comes into the calculations [as Ishan Kishan's replacement]," India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak says

Samson said his stint behind the stumps gave him a reference point for what to do while batting in Christchurch