IND vs NZ 3rd ODI: India vs New Zealand Toss Update and Playing XIs

Team India and New Zealand are at the Holkar Stadium in Indore for the third (IND vs NZ 3rd ODI) and final match of the 3-match ODI series, which is currently in balance with a 1-1 scoreline. The hosts started off the contest with an emphatic win. The visitors reduced the distance by winning the second match in Saurashtra. The winner of today's match will claim the series before heading for the 5-match T20I series ahead of the T20I World Cup 2026.

After the defeat in the previous match, as per expectations, the Indian team management has made a slight change in the playing XI. Arshdeep Singh is back in the squad after being dropped from the previous two matches. Singh joined the playing combination in place of Prasidh Krishna. On the other side, the Black Caps keep their starting lineup unchanged. 

Here, on this ground, New Zealand may have to work harder to defeat India. At this venue, India has been unbeaten in ODIs in Indore, winning all 7 of their games so far, Deep Das Gupta informed from the pitch side. With a shorter boundary, runs galore are expected in Indore today. 

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Toss Update:

Shubman Gill won the toss for India and chose to bowl first. 

"This match is a great challenge for us as a side. These are the moments we wait for as a player. I think there will not be much dew and reckon that this is a pretty good wicket," Gill, Team India captain, said after winning the toss. 

Playing XIs:

New Zealand (Unchanged Playing XI)—Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (WK), Michael Bracewell (C), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox.

India (Playing XI)—Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh (in place of Prasidh Krishna).