IND vs NZ Match Preview, Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis - 3rd ODI Match
Shivam - January 18, 2026Last Updated on Jan 18, 2026 08:50 AM
India vs New Zealand Cricket Match Previews
New Zealand tour of India, 2026
IND vs NZ Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
IND vs NZ Match Prediction, New Zealand tour of India, 2026, India vs New Zealand Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand) Match Details
| Match | India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) |
| League | New Zealand tour of India, 2026 |
| Date | Sunday, 18th January 2026 |
| Time | 01:30 PM (IST) - 08:00 AM (GMT) |
IND vs NZ Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
IND vs NZ Match Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India
IND vs NZ Pitch Report: The pitch at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore is usually batting-friendly, with high-scoring games being common. This match is also expected to produce plenty of runs. However, as the game goes on, the pitch tends to assist bowlers, which can make chasing large targets in the second innings challenging.
IND vs NZ Weather Report: Weather in Indore, IN will be clean and there will be no chances of rain, Bright sun will be around during the match.
Holkar Cricket Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 10 |
| Batting first won: | 7 |
| Bowling first won: | 3 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 316 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 257 |
| Highest Total: | 418/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 217/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 294/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 247/9 |
IND vs NZ (India vs New Zealand) Playing 11
India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Match Preview
IND vs NZ Match Preview: India will take on New Zealand in New Zealand tour of India, 2026 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at 01:30 PM IST at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India.
The 3rd ODI will be the series decider. India lost the 2nd match despite KL Rahul’s century, while Daryl Mitchell’s hundred helped New Zealand chase 285. Both teams will look to win the final game and take the series.
India (IND) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Virat Kohli will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul will strengthen the middle order for India.
- Shubman Gill will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Lokesh Rahul will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
Spin Bowlers
- Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack of his team.
New Zealand (NZ) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Will Young will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips will strengthen the middle order for New Zealand.
- Michael Bracewell will lead the New Zealand as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Mitchell Hay will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand.
Spin Bowlers
- Michael Bracewell will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Kyle Jamieson and Michael Rae will lead the pace attack of his team.
India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
IND vs NZ Match Prediction: India has very good form in the recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, NZ will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
IND vs NZ New Zealand tour of India, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Kuldeep Yadav will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ravindra Jadeja will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
IND vs NZ Head to Head
IND vs NZ Head to Head Records: India vs New Zealand have faced each other in 120 matches in ODI. Out of these 120 games, India have won 62 whereas New Zealand have won 50 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| IND | 62 Won |
| NZ | 50 Won |
IND vs NZ Recent Forms
IND - L W NZ - W LLive Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports and Jiohotstar
IND vs NZ Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Lokesh Rahul is the best choice.
- Batters may play major role on this pitch.
IND vs NZ Winning Prediction
- India looks more strong as compared to New Zealand, Make a 7-4 combination in favour of India
IND vs NZ Small League Must Picks:
IND - Kuldeep Yadav [0 points], Ravindra Jadeja [0 points]NZ - Devon Conway [0 points], Michael Bracewell [0 points]
IND vs NZ Grand League Risky Picks:
IND - Yashasvi Jaiswal [0 points], Harshit Rana [0 points]NZ - Josh Clarkson [0 points], Adithya Ashok [0 points]
IND vs NZ Death Over Bowlers:
IND - Mohammed Siraj, Harshit RanaNZ - Zak Foulkes
India (IND) Key Players
- Mohammed Siraj [0W, 2W, 1W, 0W]
- Rohit Sharma [24, 26, 75, 14, 57]
- Lokesh Rahul [112*, 29*, DNB, 66*, 60]
- Ravindra Jadeja [27, 0W, 1W, 24*, 32]
- Virat Kohli [23, 93, 65*, 102, 135]
- Prasidh Krishna [1W, 2W, 4W, 2W, 1W]
New Zealand (NZ) Key Players
- Henry Nicholls [10, 62, 31, 22, 11]
- Kristian Clarke [3W, 1W]
- Glenn Phillips [32*, 12, [13, 9], 136]
- Will Young [87, 12, 23]
- Kyle Jamieson [1W, 4W, 3W, 1W, 1W]
- Devon Conway [16, 56, 64]
IND vs NZ Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Henry Nicholls [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Glenn Phillips [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Rohit Sharma [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Lokesh Rahul [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Ravindra Jadeja [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Virat Kohli [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Devon Conway [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
IND vs NZ Injury / Unavailability
India Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
New Zealand Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
IND vs NZ Live Stream
Where can I see IND vs NZ Live Score?
You can see IND vs NZ Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
IND vs NZ match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
IND vs NZ Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch IND vs NZ match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
IND vs NZ match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) Squads
India (IND) Squad: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul(WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(WK), Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ayush Badoni, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill(C), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana
New Zealand (NZ) Squad: Nick Kelly, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell(C), Josh Clarkson, Will Young, Michael Rae, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Kristian Clarke, Adithya Ashok, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Mitchell Hay(WK), Zak Foulkes
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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