NZ vs ENG 3rd T20I Playing 11: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will square off against Harry Brook-led England in the 3rd T20I on October 23 at Eden Park, Auckland.

The T20I series is set to feature an interesting thriller game at Auckland. The first game of the series washed out while England secured a dominating win in the second game.

The visitors will be aiming for a win to seal the series, while the hosts will be aiming for a win to end the T20I series on a positive note.

England has an advantage which considering head-to-head stats, winning 17 out of 29 games, while the Blackcaps have only 10 wins and two games ended with no result.

England won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Harry Brook said, “Was a belter pitch and tried to make use of that. The best sides have to be able to do both, ground like this with small boundaries, we like our batting depth and like to chase.”

Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner said, “Thought we bowled well in the first game, next game was flatter. There was some good stuff in our batting; the intent the guys showed was good. Can be a bit flat, can be a bit tennis-bally, we’ll see.”

NZ vs ENG 3rd T20I Playing 11

New Zealand Playing 11: Tim Seifert(w), Tim Robinson, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy

England Playing 11: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Jordan Cox, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood