New Zealand send India to bat in Dubai

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field first in the last game of the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai.

Looks like a pretty good wicket, said New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner. Daryl Mitchell comes in for Devon Conway.

India wanted to bat first anyway, Rohit Sharma said. Harshit Rana has been rested, Varun Chakravarthy is in.

Both sides are unbeaten and already assured of a spot in the last four ahead of Sunday's clash, which will decide which team tops Group A and who they will meet in the semi-finals.

The match acts as a perfect tune-up, heading into the next stage of the tournament.

It's the only two remaining teams to have won every match at the tournament doing battle and there's plenty to play for. Here's where it'll be won and lost.

TEAMS: 

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy

New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke

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Highlights

*India hold the upper hand in head-to-head records against New Zealand, courtesy of 60 wins in contrast to the Black Caps' 50 in 118 meetings overall. One encounter between the sides ended in a tie and seven matches produced no result.

*The two sides have met only once in the Champions Trophy – in the 2000 final. New Zealand won the grand finale by four wickets in Nairobi.

*Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson have scored the most runs amongst active players in India-New Zealand contests. Kohli has amassed 1645 runs in 31 matches at an average of 58.75, while Williamson, who has played two matches less, has tallied 1147 at an average of 44.11.

*KL Rahul needs 56 runs to reach 3000 runs in the format.

*Mohammed Shami averages 19.32 against New Zealand. In 14 matches, the 37-year-old has taken 37 wickets at an economy-rate of 6.05.