India made one change from the playing eleven of the second ODI with Varun Aaron replacing out-of-form pacer Ishant Sharma.
New Zealand also made one change with pacer Hamish Bennett coming in for Kyle Mills.
The Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Varun Aaron, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (capt), Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (wk), Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Hamish Bennett.