India captain Virat Kohli will be aiming to seal the five-match series when his team square off against a confused New Zealand in the third ODI here today. The India captain will not play the two remaining games after this one thanks to the BCCI's workload management programme and he would try and ensure that he finishes his assignment Down Under on a high.

An unassailable 3-0 lead would be a fitting revenge to India's abject 0-4 humiliation during the 2014 limited overs series. One of the primary focus of today's encounter could be inclusion of Hardik Pandya, who is coming back from provisional suspension for his loose talk on a TV chat show.