NZ vs IND: New Zealand Playing 11 vs India, 3rd ODI, 2023

NZ vs IND: New Zealand Playing 11 vs India, 3rd ODI, 2023.  India will look to complete a whitewash against the Black Caps in the third ODI at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Tuesday (January 24). A win in the third ODI will help Rohit Sharma’s Team India catapult over both New Zealand and England into the No. 1 position in the ICC men’s ODI ranking.

Rohit Sharma’s side have already won the three-match ODI series against New Zealand 2-0 with a comprehensive win in the second ODI in Raipur on Saturday (January 21). New Zealand lost the 1st NZ vs IND ODI by 12 runs and the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI by 8 wickets.

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In the 1st NZ vs IND ODI, Shubman Gill grabbed all the attraction with his record-breaking double ton, becoming the youngest batter to score a double century in ODIs. Shubman Gill smashed 208 runs in just 149 balls, smacking 19 fours & 9 sixes. However, the 2nd highest score in the team was Rohit Sharma’s 34 runs. Suryakumar Yadav scored 31 runs while none of the other batters managed to cross the 30-run mark.

Defending a total of 349, Indian bowlers were given a mighty scare by the Kiwi lower-order batters. However, the Mohammed Siraj-led Indian bowling attack bowled well to the top order, diminishing New Zealand to 131/6 in a high-run chase. Mohammed Siraj was yet again the top-wicket taker with 4 wickets to his name (4/46), while Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur registered 2 wickets each.

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Shardul Thakur bowled the last over under high pressure and managed to seal the match with a prized wicket of Michael Bracewell who scored 140. Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya also registered 1 wicket each in the first NZ vs IND ODI.

For New Zealand, Devon Conway had the most expectations on his back but failed to live up with just 10 runs to his name in the first NZ vs IND ODI. His opening partner Finn Allen scored 40 runs off 39 balls but failed to score bigger. After the specialist batters failed, Michael Bracewell came on and along with Mitchell Santner, brought the Kiwis unbelievably close to a win. Michael Bracewell scored 140 runs and was well-assisted by Mitchell Santner’s 57 runs.

The bowling was pretty average in the absence of Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi as the Kiwis conceded a total of 349 runs while bowling first. Henry Shipley and Daryl Mitchell grabbed 2 wickets each while Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, and Mitchell Santner managed 1 wicket each.

NZ vs IND 1st ODI: Brief Scores: India 349/8 (Shubman Gill 208, Rohit Sharma 34; Daryl Mitchell 2-30) won by 12 runs against New Zealand: 337 (Michael Bracewell 140, Mitchell Santner 57, Mohammed Siraj 4/46).

India has been on a roll in the ODI format and have they are on a 7-match winning streak currently. And with home World Cup 2023 later this year they would look to test some players to further strengthen their bench squad.

New Zealand on the other hand will look to end the series on a high. One expects a good contest despite the match being a dead rubber with a lot to play with an eye on the World Cup 2023.

Indian openers Rohit Sharma (51 runs) and Shubhan Gill (37 runs) made short work of the meagre target on board. Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya will be itching to make a big score in this match as they are due for one in this series.

Pacer Mohammed Shami ran through the kiwi top order with a spell of 6-1-18-3 in the match. Hardik Pandya (2/16), Mohammed Siraj (1/10), and Shardul Thakur (1/20) picked up wickets regularly at the other end. Spinners Washington Sundar (2/7) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/29) too continued the good work of pacers.

New Zealand were bowled out for just 108 runs in the last game. Glenn Philips top scored with 36 runs while the duo of Michael Bracewell (22 runs) and Mitchell Santner (27 runs) chipped in with small cameos in the middle order. Their top order players are yet to make a mark in this series and will be eyeing for this match as a opportunity.

Their bowlers were never in the contest with a small total on board. Mitchell Santner and Henry Shipley chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Blair Tickner and Lockie Ferguson were economical in their overs in the last game. Their bowlers were unable to stop the Indian batters so far in the series.

Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 40 off 53 deliveries, a knock studded with six fours. He was mostly content to give Rohit Sharma the strike during their 72-run opening-wicket partnership. Pacer Mohammed Shami proved his worth yet again, destroying the opposition New Zealand’s top-order and was awarded Man of the Match for picking 3/18 in the 2nd ODI.

NZ vs IND:- 2nd ODI Brief Scores:- India 111 for 2 (Rohit 51, Gill 40*) beat New Zealand 108 (Phillips 36, Shami 3-18, Washington 2-7, Hardik 2-16) by eight wickets

India Predicted XI:- Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand Predicted XI:- Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

NZ vs IND: New Zealand Playing 11 vs India, 3rd ODI, 2023

Finn Allen

Finn Allen will open for Kiwis in the NZ vs IND ODIs. He has played 16 ODIs to date amassing 510 runs averaging 32.13 with 4 fifties. In the previous ODI series against Pakistan, he could manage only 55 runs in 3 ODIs averaging 18.33. He will want to amend his stats in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 40 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and a 5 ball duck in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Devon Conway

Devon Conway, the in-form New Zealand opener will pose a threat to India in the NZ vs IND ODIs. He has played 17 ODIs to date and averages 39.67 amassing 595 runs. In the preceding ODI series against Pakistan, he scored 153 runs averaging 51 in 3 ODIs including a ton (101), a duck, and a fifty (52). He can also keep wickets if required. He will want to amend his stats in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 10 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and 7 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Henry Nicholls

Henry Nicholls is a veteran of 60 ODIs where he has amassed 1610 runs averaging 34.26. Henry Nicholls last played against Ireland in July 2022 before the 1st ODI match against India in January 2023. He will want to amend his stats in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 18 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and a 20 ball 2 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Mark Chapman has played 7 ODIs (apart from 41 T20Is) where he amassed 262 runs averaging 52.4 and may replace Glenn Phillips in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell has scored 455 runs in 18 ODIs averaging 41.27. He scored 72 runs in 3 ODIs averaging 24 in the preceding series against Pakistan. He has also picked 6 scalps averaging 16.83 with a career-best 3/25 coming in the previous November 2022 series against India in NZ.

He picked 2/30 in 5 overs in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI. He will want to amend his batting stats in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 9 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and 1 run in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Tom Latham (c & wk)

Tom Latham will try to lead from the front as a skipper besides keeping wickets. In 122 ODIs, he has amassed 3467 runs averaging 35.38. He has hit 7 tons and 18 fifties in an ODI career ranging from February 2012.

He scored an unbeaten 145 off 104 balls against India in the 1st ODI in New Zealand in 2022 and helped his team win the match by chasing 307 successfully. He will want to amend his batting stats in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 24 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and only 1 off 17 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI in 2023.

Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips has played 14 ODIs to date and has scored 307 runs averaging 34.11. He has also picked 5 wickets averaging 26.2. In the preceding ODIs against Pakistan, he scored 103 runs averaging 51.5 including a career-best 63*. He will want to carry his form in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 11 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and top scoring with 36 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI.

Michael Bracewell

Michael Bracewell, the all-rounder, has amassed 462 runs in 17 ODIs averaging 46.2 besides picking 14 scalps averaging 40.71. In the preceding ODIs against Pakistan, he could score only 58 runs averaging a mere 19.33 in 3 ODIs.

He picked 4 scalps averaging 29.25 in that series. He will want to carry his form in the 2nd and 3rd NZ vs IND ODIs after top scoring with 140 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI. His 140 was studded with 12 fours and 10 sixes and he was involved in a 162-run stand with Henry Nicholls (57). He scored 22 off 30 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI and will try to carry his form in the 3rd ODI as well.

 Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner, the spin all-rounder from New Zealand, has played 92 ODIs since 2015 and picked 90 scalps averaging 37.94 and managed 1214 runs averaging 28.23.

He will want to carry his form in the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI after scoring 57 and picking 1/56 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI. He was involved in a 162-run stand with Michael Bracewell, who scored 140 in the 1st ODI. He scored 27 besides picking 1/28 in 4.1 overs in the 2nd ODI.

Blair Tickner

Blair Tickner, the pacer, picked 1/69 in 10 overs in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and was wicketless in the 2nd ODI (0/19 in 4 overs). The right-arm medium pacer has featured in only 8 ODIs (and 14 T20Is) and has picked 10 scalps averaging 42.2 with a best of 4/50.

He replaced injured Ish Sodhi, the NZ spinner, who has played 39 ODIs and has picked 51 scalps averaging 34.39. Against Pakistan in the preceding ODI series, the spinner picked 3 scalps in 2 ODIs averaging 29.33.

Henry Shipley

Henry Shipley picked 2/74 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and 1/29 in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI. The right-arm medium pacer played his 2nd and 3rd ODI against India in the ongoing series after returning wicketless in his debut ODI against Pakistan at Karachi.

He may have to fight for a spot in the playing XI for the 3rd NZ vs IND ODI with Jacob Duffy and Doug Bracewell. Doug Bracewell, the 32-year-old right-arm medium pacer, last played in January 2019 before earning a recall for the Netherlands 2022 series. He has picked 27 scalps in 21 ODIs averaging 31.3. Jacob Duffy picked 4 wickets in 2 ODIs averaging 26.

Lockie Ferguson

Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand pacer, has picked 85 scalps in only 52 ODIs averaging 30.42. He picked 3 scalps in as many ODIs in the preceding ODIs against Pakistan averaging 48.33. He picked 1/77 in the 1st NZ vs IND ODI and was wicketless in the 2nd NZ vs IND ODI(0/21 in 5 overs).

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