NZ vs IND 3rd T20I today: India bowl first in Wellington at 12pm PKT, chasing a 3-0 series lead

NZ vs IND, 3rd T20I: New Zealand are batting first against India in Wellington after India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl. The match began at 12:30pm Indian time, which is 12pm in Pakistan (7pm in New Zealand). India lead the five-match series 2-0, so a win today would seal it with two games to spare.

The toss and team news were reported by UNI and India.com, and ESPNcricinfo's preview described conditions as windy.

Series so far

Both of India's wins came by the same margin, according to Outlook India, which also noted Tilak Varma's unbeaten 51 in the second match.

Team changes

India are unchanged. Ishan Kishan remains out injured. The XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav.

New Zealand made three changes, all in the pace attack. Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne and Matthew Fisher come in for Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith. The XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy and Matthew Fisher.

Seifert and Allen, the two names Pakistanis were searching for this morning, open the batting for the hosts. Wellington is Seifert's favourite ground, New Zealand's Press noted before the game.

What is at stake

• India: a third win would give them an unbeatable 3-0 lead.
• New Zealand: they must win today, and then win the last two, to take the series.

The match should finish by about 3:30pm PKT. We will add the full scorecard and result to this page as soon as it ends.

For Pakistan fans

Pakistan's own match is also today: Pakistan play Sri Lanka in the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, from 1:30pm PKT. Our tri-series page has the table, squads and the 31 October final, and our guide to watching cricket live on the Tamasha app covers how to stream the home season.