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Updated on: Jan 18, 2026 1:19:16 PM IST
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: India’s captain Shubman Gill tosses the coin as New Zealand’s captain Michael Bracewell, right, looks on before the start of the 3rd ODI.
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Arshdeep Singh has returned to the Indian playing XI as skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl vs New Zealand, in the third and final ODI in Indore. The home ODI series against New Zealand is set up for a tantalising decider in Indore, with India pushed to the edge by a second-string, Michael Bracewell-led side. The hosts did win the opening ODI in Vadodara, but only after surviving a close contest, wrapping up a 301-run chase with just an over to spare despite a fluent 93 from Virat Kohli. (Follow FULL SCORECARD here)
New Zealand hit back in Rajkot, where eyebrows were raised when India opted to bowl second on a surface that had consistently favoured teams batting first. Daryl Mitchell, who fell short of a century in the opener, made no mistake this time, hammering an unbeaten 131 off 117 balls to steer the visitors home with 15 deliveries remaining.
While the 1-1 scoreline suggests a level contest, New Zealand have arguably been the superior side across departments. Their edge has come largely through spin, both in how their batters handled India’s attack and how their own spinners operated. India’s spin unit struggled to apply sustained pressure, with Kuldeep Yadav in particular being targeted by Mitchell in both games. In contrast, New Zealand’s spinners, Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and debutant Jayden Richard Lennox, choked the scoring rate and forced errors.
For India, however, the decider comes at an ideal venue. They boast a perfect record in Indore, winning all seven ODIs played at the Holkar Stadium.
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ayush Badoni, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel.
New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Nick Kelly, Adithya Ashok, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae
Key moments from India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI:
- NZ Playing XI – Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
- IND Playing XI – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
- India win toss, opt to bowl
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New Zealand hit back in Rajkot, where eyebrows were raised when India opted to bowl second on a surface that had consistently favoured teams batting first. Daryl Mitchell, who fell short of a century in the opener, made no mistake this time, hammering an unbeaten 131 off 117 balls to steer the visitors home with 15 deliveries remaining.
While the 1-1 scoreline suggests a level contest, New Zealand have arguably been the superior side across departments. Their edge has come largely through spin, both in how their batters handled India’s attack and how their own spinners operated. India’s spin unit struggled to apply sustained pressure, with Kuldeep Yadav in particular being targeted by Mitchell in both games. In contrast, New Zealand’s spinners, Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and debutant Jayden Richard Lennox, choked the scoring rate and forced errors.
For India, however, the decider comes at an ideal venue. They boast a perfect record in Indore, winning all seven ODIs played at the Holkar Stadium.
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ayush Badoni, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel.
New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Nick Kelly, Adithya Ashok, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae
Key moments from India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI:
- NZ Playing XI – Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
- IND Playing XI – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
- India win toss, opt to bowl
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Jan 18, 2026 1:19:16 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Pitch report
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: The pitch has grass, and underneath, it is rock hard. The grass will give nice pace onto the bat. It is not fresh grass, but it ensures that the top soil wont crumble. It will be batting friendly and dew factor later in the evening.
Jan 18, 2026 1:05:53 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Playing XIs
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: IND Playing XI – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
NZ Playing XI – Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
Jan 18, 2026 1:05:31 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Arshdeep Singh returns to IND Playing XI!
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: After winning the toss, Gill revealed that Arshdeep has returned to the playing XI. Meanwhile, NZ will go with the same squad.
“That’s what we spoke about. Great challenge for us, NZ put us under pressure but this is what the players expect. Not a lot of dew expected but we want to bowl first and see a score that we can chase. (What went wrong in Rajkot?) We need to vary our lengths a bit in the middle overs, and that is one area we want to improve. We have one change, Arshdeep comes back for Prasidh”, said the India captain.
Meanwhile, NZ skipper Bracewell said, “We have to quickly switch back to batting first. It is an exciting time. Good chance for us to win out first ODI series here in India. With the series on the line, hope the youngster do well again. No changes.”
Jan 18, 2026 1:01:47 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: IND win toss!
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: India win the toss and Gill opts to bowl.
Jan 18, 2026 12:50:38 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Arshdeep to replace Krishna?
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: We could see Arshdeep return to the playing XI, in place of Krishna. Reddy is expected to keep his place in the playing XI. Jadeja could get another chance to prove his worth.
Jan 18, 2026 12:48:37 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Batting friendly surface
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: The Holkar Stadium in Indore is known to be batting friendly. The small boundaries will aid batters. All eyes will be on Kohli and Rohit. But NZ also have big hitters like Daryl Mitchell.
Jan 18, 2026 12:41:08 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Virat Kohli changes his batting approach
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Since the SA series, Kohli changed his batting style. Since the start of the SA series, he has been striking at 104.0 inthe first 10 balls, hitting a boundary every six balls. In the past, post the last WC till the SA series, he was striking at only 60.71 in the first 10 balls, and a boundary every 11 deliveries.
Jan 18, 2026 12:27:09 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Will Arshdeep Singh return to playing XI?
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Will Arshdeep make his retrn to the playing XI? The pacer is well-deserving of a spot, and needs to get his confidence back. He was dropped for the first and second ODis. Even R Ashwin urged Gambhir and Gill to include him in the playing XI.
Jan 18, 2026 12:04:02 PM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Beware of India’s record in Indore!
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: Indore’s Holkar stadium remains the only second venue in the world where India have enjoyed a clean ODI record – seven matches and seven wins. The other is at the Pallekele stadium, where they won all their four completed ODI games.
Jan 18, 2026 11:53:40 AM IS
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: More history awaits Black Caps in Indore
India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI Live Score: New Zealand have never won an ODI series against India in India. They did come close to the feat on four occasions – 1995, 1999, 2016 and 2017, but lost in the series decider on each occasion.
Not to forget, a little over a year back, New Zealand had scripted an unprecedented 3-0 whitewash against India in India in a Test series. It was India’s first Test series loss at home since 2012.
