India will face the challenge of New Zealand in the third of the three-match ODI series. The IND vs NZ Match Preview provides today’s match details for the 3rd ODI of the New Zealand tour of India 2026.
IND vs NZ Match Preview- 3rd ODI, New Zealand Tour of India 2026:
Date and Venue:
The IND vs NZ match will be played on January 18 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. The game will start at 1:30 PM IST.
Squads:
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal
New Zealand
Michael Bracewell (c), Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young
IND vs NZ Key battles:
Rohit Sharma vs Kyle Jamieson
Rohit Sharma, who has now been dismissed in a similar fashion in back-to-back games after getting a start, will back himself to play a big innings for the Men in Blue in the upcoming game.
Rohit will have to tackle the bowling of Kyle Jamieson, who bowled a magnificent spell with the new ball in the second ODI and will look to carry the same form in the match in question.
Virat Kohli vs Zak Foulkes
Virat Kohli, who missed out on converting the start that he got into a big score in the last match, will be itching to do so in the final game.
Virat will go head-to-head against Zak Foulkes, who made a strong comeback after being on the expensive side in his first spell in Rajkot, and would hope to be right on the money from the first ball.
Devon Conway vs Mohammed Siraj
Devon Conway would be entrusted to get the tea off to a good start, along with scoring runs individually as well, in the decider.
Conway will be up against Mohammed Siraj, who will be entrusted to make the most of the new ball by picking up at least a couple of wickets in the first ten overs.
Daryl Mitchell vs Harshit Rana
Daryl Mitchell, who played a match-winning knock for New Zealand in the second ODI, would be relied upon to do the same in the next game as well.
Mitchell will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who will look to get the better of him early in the game.
IND vs NZ Key Players:
IND– Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav
NZ– Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Zak Foulkes
IND vs NZ Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Indore, with a maximum temperature of 29°C and a minimum of 13°C.
Conclusion
India would want to make a strong comeback in the ongoing series against New Zealand, having lost the second game and pocket another series at home in the ODI format.
As far as New Zealand is concerned, the visitors would look to do more of what they did in the previous match in order to win their ODI series in India.