At the toss, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner put India in to bat and provided the hosts, particularly Abhishek Sharma, a significant boost by replacing off-spinner Cole McConchie with seamer Jacob Duffy.
The arrival of Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, all of whom were part of the main team during the T20 World Cup-winning run last month, gives the Indian team a formidable look in the most important game of the series as the visitors will look to take advantage of the booster by taking a lead in the five T20I series, currently levelled at 1-1.
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Rajasthan Royals were literally in a no man's land at 66/4 in 12 overs in pursuit of chasing down 178 against a Gujarat Titans bowling attack, who bowled 26 dot balls in the first six overs.
Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador Shane Warne had praised Samson and said it was shocking to see that a talent like Samson is not a part of Team India across all formats.
There was little scope for bowlers of both sides outshine batsmen on a flat pitch at the Sharjah International Stadium.
