IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, 3rd ODI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for New Zealand tour of India 2026

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.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 Jan 2026, 13:34 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

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 ,Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Clear

31.8°C

18% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

India

L
W
W
NR
W

New Zealand

W
L
W
W
T

Players Stats in current Series

1

Daryl Mitchell

NZ - bat

352 Runs

3 Matches

2

Suryakumar Yadav

IND - bat

171 Runs

3 Matches

3

Virat Kohli

IND - bat

240 Runs

3 Matches

4

Abhishek Sharma

IND - all

152 Runs

3 Matches

5

Glenn Phillips

NZ - wk

150 Runs

3 Matches

6

Glenn Phillips

NZ - wk

145 Runs

3 Matches

1

Arshdeep Singh

IND - bowl

200.00

1 Match

2

Abhishek Sharma

IND - all

271.43

3 Matches

3

Kuldeep Yadav

IND - bowl

166.67

3 Matches

4

Ishan Kishan

IND - wk

224.00

3 Matches

5

Kristian Clarke

NZ - bat

159.09

3 Matches

6

Rinku Singh

IND - bat

220.00

3 Matches

1

Kristian Clarke

NZ - bat

7 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Hardik Pandya

IND - all

4 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Kyle Jamieson

NZ - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Harshit Rana

IND - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Varun Chakravarthy

IND - bowl

3 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Jayden Lennox

NZ - bowl

4.20

2 Matches

2

Ravi Bishnoi

IND - BOWLER

4.50

1 Match

3

Mohammed Siraj

IND - bowl

4.59

3 Matches

4

Jasprit Bumrah

IND - bowl

6.57

2 Matches

5

Michael Bracewell

NZ - ALL-ROUNDER

5.00

3 Matches

6

Hardik Pandya

IND - all

8.50

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

India

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), 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, HM Nicholls, WA Young, DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Hay (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell (C), JA Clarkson, KA Jamieson, Zak Foulkes, Adithya Ashok

Bench : NF Kelly, Kristian Clarke, MD Rae, Jayden Lennox

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore generally offers a batting-friendly surface. High-scoring matches are common here, and this match is expected to be one as well. However, as the match progresses, bowlers also receive assistance from the pitch, making it difficult to chase big targets in the second innings.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

67%

Batting Pitch

286

Average Score

33%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Virat Kohli IND | BAT

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.

8.5
VC

Daryl Mitchell NZ | BAT

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.

9

Rohit Sharma IND | BAT

Rohit Sharma has been in impressive form for the Indian side recently, scoring 510 runs in his last 10 matches.

9

Will Young NZ | BAT

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.

7.5

Harshit Rana IND | BOWL

Harshit Rana is known for giving outstanding performances with the ball. Moreover, he also took 13 wickets in the last 8 games.

7

Kristian Clarke NZ | BAT

Kristian Clarke is an excellent Bowler who delivered outstanding performances in the recent past. Moreover, he took 3 wickets in the last games.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7

Mitchell Hay

NZ | WK

9

Ravindra Jadeja

IND | ALL

Last Updated On - Jan 18 2026 1:34 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
10.5/100

Mega League
Glenn Phillips

7

KL Rahul

9

Daryl Mitchell
C

8.5

Will Young

9

Rohit Sharma

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Kristian Clarke

7

Harshit Rana

7.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

IND

6 : 5

NZ

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
KL Rahul

9

Devon Conway

8

Daryl Mitchell

8.5

Will Young

9

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Shubman Gill
C

8.5

Kristian Clarke

7

Harshit Rana

7.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Mohammed Siraj

8.5

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