World Cup 2019: Three key battles to watch out for when India take on New Zealand

#3 Hardik Pandya vs Mitchell Santner

This will be a contest between muscle power and a sharp mind. Mitchell Santner is one of the smartest spinners going around in the world. He varies his line, length and pace to outfox the batsmen. He knows when to bowl the quicker one and when to loop the ball.

But on the other hand, Hardik Pandya loves taking on the spinners. He has smashed many international spinners for consecutive sixes. If the Indian top-order sets a platform similar to what they did against Australia then Pandya will be given the license to attack from the word go. Then a finger-spinner like Santner will have his work cut out.

Hardik Pandya taking on Mitchell Santner will be a contest not to miss as something exciting will definitely take place in this key battle.