India is set to face New Zealand in the 3rd ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, January 18.
Preview
In the 3rd ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026, India (IND) is set to face New Zealand (NZ). India performed brilliantly in the first game of this series. However, they lost the 2nd game by 7 wickets. Batting first, India scored 284 runs in the last game with the help of KL Rahul’s brilliant century. However, in bowling, India didn’t perform well. Kuldeep, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna took a wicket each.
On the other hand, New Zealand bounced back in the second game after losing the first. Chasing a target of 285, Daryl Mitchell scored a brilliant hundred, due to which New Zealand easily won the 2nd match of the series. However, 3rd match will be the series decider, so both teams want to win it at any cost.
Match Information
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI
New Zealand tour of India, 18 Jan 2026, Sun, 1:30 PM IST ,Indore
Probable PlayingXI
India
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(C), Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul, RA Jadeja, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, H Rana, KL Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Bench: Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, DC Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, A Badoni
New Zealand
Devon Conway, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell(C), KA Jamieson, Zak Foulkes, HM Nicholls, WA Young, JA Clarkson, Mitchell Hay, Glenn Phillips, Adithya Ashok
Bench: NF Kelly, Kristian Clarke, MD Rae, Jayden Lennox
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Virat IND | bat – 9
Virat Kohli is the best ODI cricketer of this generation. He has performed well in recent matches. Furthermore, he has scored 577 runs in his last 10 matches. Fans will be expecting a brilliant innings from him in this match.
Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL-ROUNDER – 8.5
Daryl Mitchell is an excellent middle-order batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. Moreover, Daryl has scored 131 runs in the last match.
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Rohit Sharma IND | BAT – 9
Rohit Sharma has been in impressive form for the Indian side recently, scoring 510 runs in his last 10 matches.
Will Young NZ | BAT – 9
Will Young is a top-order batter. Moreover, he scored 87 runs in the last game. He will definitely be a key player in this match.
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Harshit Rana IND | bowl – 7.5
Harshit Rana is known for giving outstanding performances with the ball. Moreover, he also took 13 wickets in the last 8 games.
Kristian Clarke NZ | bat – 7
Kristian Clarke is an excellent Bowler who delivered outstanding performances in the recent past. Moreover, he took 3 wickets in the last games.
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Mitchell Hay – NZ | WK – 7
Ravindra Jadeja – IND | ALL – 9
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