Tauranga: India will look to secure the five-match ODI series against New Zealand when the two sides meet in the fourth match at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, November 13. The match is scheduled to begin at 7.30 am IST, with the toss taking place at 7 am.
Shreyas Iyer will take over as India’s captain for the fourth and fifth ODIs, replacing Shubman Gill, who will leave the squad to prepare for the upcoming Test series. Iyer, who served as Gill’s deputy in the first three matches, will make his debut as India’s ODI captain in Friday’s game. Ishan Kishan has been named vice-captain for the remaining two matches.
India currently lead the series 2-0 and need just one more victory to clinch it, with the fifth and final ODI still to follow.
The third match, scheduled to take place at Seddon Park in Hamilton on November 10, was abandoned without a ball being bowled after persistent rain prevented play. Although India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl, further showers forced the umpires to call off the match. India thus retained their two-match advantage.
The visitors will now have another opportunity to wrap up the series in Mount Maunganui. New Zealand, meanwhile, must win both remaining matches to level the series 2-2 and avoid a series defeat.
Squads:
New Zealand Squad: Will Young, Finn Allen, Nick Kelly, Tim Seifert(w), Dean Foxcroft, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher, Matt Henry, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Hay, Brett Randell
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer(c), Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan(w), Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, Yash Thakur
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