NZ vs IND 2026: 3rd ODI Match Preview

The third ODI between New Zealand and India will happen on November 10 at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The visitors are leading the series 2-0.

New Zealand had a poor outing in the first two games where their batting faltered heavily with the pitch supported the Indian pacers. Due to rain the pitch became difficult for the batters to score runs and the Black Caps lost their wickets cheapily in both occasions. They will now aim to turn the table around and try to showcase their best infront of the home crowd with a win.

Meanwhile, Indian bowling unit were criticised in the earlier series for leaking heavy runs. But, this series proved to be a gamechanger for the bowlers where their length and line troubled the Kiwi batters and wickets fumbled cheaply. The Men in Blue will look to imitate a similar performance and try to seal the series in style.

NZ vs IND: Match Details

Seddon Park, Hamilton: Pitch Report

Seddon Park in Hamilton features a balanced surface that generally starts with some early movement for the pacers before turning into a true batting track. The pitch offers a lateral movement and a reliable bounce. The boundaries are so compact which will make the batters to strike runs freely.

NZ vs IND: Head-to-Head Record in ODIs

NZ vs IND: Probable Playing 11s

New Zealand

Will Young, Tim Seifert (wk), Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher

India

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj