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India
New Zealand
India will square off against New Zealand in the 3rd ODI of the New Zealand tour of India at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Both teams will enter this game with the series level at 1-1. Each side will also come in with strong recent form, having won 4 of their last 5 ODIs.
India will take confidence from the first ODI chase of 301 runs, where Virat Kohli anchored the innings with 93. New Zealand will rely on their batting depth after chasing 284 in the second ODI, with centuries from KL Rahul and Daryl Mitchell. Both teams will expect their top order to play a key role again.
In head-to-head ODI cricket, India holds a clear edge with 63 wins from 122 matches, while New Zealand have 51 victories. India will also carry momentum from winning 4 of the last 5 meetings, which will shape the balance heading into this series decider.
With both teamsβ top-order batters like Kohli, Rahul and Mitchell already scoring big runs in the first two ODIs, at least one batter is expected to score a century in this match.
The betting tip is...
Any player to score a century
64 %
36 %
IndiaNew ZealandWashington Sundar missed the last game due to a hamstring injury and will also miss the T20I series. India brought in Nitish Reddy as a replacement. The bowling unit will need improvement after average outings in the first two ODIs.
India will look to add variety, and Arshdeep Singh is expected to come into the XI to provide a left-arm option.
Indiaβs batting will continue to revolve around Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, who are currently the best in form. Kohli will enter this match averaging 72.13 in his last 10 ODIs with 557 runs.
Rohit Sharma will also remain crucial, averaging 55.78 with 502 runs in his last 10 games. In bowling, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana will lead the attack with 14 and 13 wickets respectively in their last 8 matches.
Gill, Rohit and Kohli are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls will continue to give New Zealand solid starts at the top. In the first ODI, they added 117 for the opening wicket, with Conway scoring 56 off 67 and Nicholls making 62 off 69 on a slower surface.
The middle order will aim to convert starts after failing to build big partnerships. Daryl Mitchell will remain central to the batting after scores of 84 off 71 in the first ODI and 131 off 117 in the second. Will Young will also be key after his 87 off 98 in the second match.
With the ball, Kyle Jamieson will lead the attack after figures of 4/41 in the first ODI. Kristian Clarke will add impact after taking three wickets in the second ODI. Michael Bracewell will control the middle overs, having bowled under four runs per over in the last game.
Conway, Young and Mitchell are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zak Foulks, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox
India and New Zealand will head into the 3rd ODI expecting another high-scoring contest at Indore. The surface will remain good for batting once again, and both teams will back their top order to play long innings.
India will rely on the consistency of Virat Kohli, who has already shown strong form in this series, while KL Rahul will look to build on his century from the second ODI.
New Zealand will once again depend on Young and Mitchell, who have scored across both matches. With batting-friendly conditions, at least one batter from either side is expected to convert a strong start into a three-figure score.
