IND vs NZ 3rd ODI Live Scorecard & Updates: New Zealand win the game and series 2-1!

Arshdeep Singh out, New Zealand win the match and ODI series by 2-1.

Big wicket for the Indian team as the star player Virat Kohli departs for 124 runs off 108 balls. Team India 292-9 after 45.4 overs.

Great bowling performance from Foulkes as he dismissed Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj Out. Team India 277-8 after 43.5 overs.

A great batting performance from Harshit Rana as he completes his half century.

A great batting performance from Virat Kohli as he completes his century.

Another wicket for Indian team as the star player Ravindra Jadeja dismissed by Jayden Lennox. Team India 178-6 after 32.1 overs.

Another wicket for Indian team as the star player Nitish Reddy dismissed by Clarke. Team India 159-5 after 27.3 overs.

A great batting performance from Nitish Reddy as he completes his fifty.

A great batting performance from Virat Kohli as he completes his fifty.

Big wickets for Team India as star players KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer departs for 3 and 1

Another wicket for the Indian team as the skipper Shubman Gill dismissed by Kyle Jamieson.

First wicket for the Indian team as the star player Rohit Sharma dismissed for 11 runs off 13 balls. Team India 28-1 after 4 overs.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman have come out to strike to begin India’s innings. Kyle Jamieson is ready with the ball.

New Zealand post 337 runs on the board

Third wicket for Harshit Rana as he dismissed Kristian Clarke. NZ at 327/8 after 49 overs.

After Daryl Mitchell, Star batter Glenn Phillips smashed a century and this is an incredible performance by Kiwis at Indore.

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips are building a solid 200+ partnership for New Zealand, with the two batters looking in control. India desperately needs a breakthrough to stem the flow of runs. NZ at 260/3 after 41.3 overs.

New Zealand star batter Daryl Mitchell hits back-to-back centuries in this three-match ODI series.

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips are building a solid partnership for New Zealand, with the two batters looking in control. India desperately needs a breakthrough to stem the flow of runs. NZ at 197/3 after 35 overs.

New Zealand star batter Glenn Phillips brings up his fifty with a 1 run off Nitish Kumar’s delivery.

30 overs of the game have been passed where, New Zealand team scores 159 runs with three wickets.

New Zealand star batter Daryl Mitchell brings up his fifty with a four off Kuldeep Yadav’s delivery.

BIG blow for New Zealand as star batter Will Young is caught by Ravindra Jadeja off Harshit Rana’s delivery. Glenn Phillips is the new batter.

Fifty plus partnership between New Zealand batters Will Young and Daryl Mitchell. NZ at 58/2 after 12 overs.

10 overs of the game have been passed where, New Zealand team scores 47 runs with two wickets.

Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh destroying New Zealand batting early. 🥶#HarshitRana #arshdeepsingh #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/Y6gplJPzzl

— Rahul Yadav (@RahulYadav61762) January 18, 2026

Another blow for New Zealand! Devon Conway is caught by Rohit Sharma off Harshit Rana’s delivery. Daryl Mitchell is the new batter.

First blow for New Zealand! Henry Nicholls is bowled by Arshdeep Singh. Will Young is the new batter.

Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls have come out to start New Zealand’s innings. Arshdeep Singh is ready with the ball.

Deep Dasgupta and Simon Doull: “Dimensions – 62m and 63m square boundaries, and straight down is 71m. It looks an absolute belter. We don’t see this grass too often in India, but underneath, it’s rock hard. Great sound, rock hard. All the grass does is it gives some nice pace onto the bat. It won’t go sideways, it’s not fresh grass. This grass makes sure that the top soil won’t crumble. This again looks like a very high-scoring affair. Very little dew factor later in the evening.”

We would have bowled first, but I think it looks like a good surface and I guess we’re going to quickly shift to the mindset of batting first. That’s right, it’s a big exciting opportunity for us to win a series over here in one-day format. I think they’ve shown good temperament. They’re getting used to international cricket and have made a good fist of it so far (on the new faces). With the series on the line you want to be able to do that stuff under pressure. So I’m looking forward to seeing how they go again tonight. No changes from the last game.

We’re gonna bowl first. (On playing the series decider) That’s what we spoke about, great challenge for us, New Zealand putting us under a bit of pressure, these are the moments that all the players wait for. (On this being a high-scoring ground) That is one of the factors why we decided to bowl first. I don’t think there’ll be much dew here, but looks like a pretty good surface and always good to have a score on the board and then try to chase it down. (Areas to improve) In the middle overs, we need to vary our lengths a little bit more and if we don’t take wickets in the middle overs, it becomes very difficult to stop any target. So that will be one of the areas where we would be looking to improve. We’ve got one change, Arshdeep comes back in place of Prasidh.

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox

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 have won  the toss and decided to bowl first.

On Sunday, Virat Kohli has a chance to surpass Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting. All three have scored six centuries against New Zealand in ODIs. If Kohli scores a century in the third ODI, he will become the batsman with the most centuries against Kiwis in ODIs.

The Holkar Stadium pitch has traditionally been a batting-friendly surface. India scored 399 against Australia and 385 against New Zealand in their last two matches at this venue.

Therefore, another high-scoring contest is expected in Sunday’s series decider.

The weather in Vadodara and Rajkot was pleasant compared to the chilly northern regions. Conditions in Indore are expected to be similar.

According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature on Sunday will be 27°C, while the minimum is expected to be 11°C.

India’s pace attack has been effective in the first two ODIs. However, the spin department is yet to leave a strong mark.

The Indore surface traditionally offers assistance to spinners. As a result, the hosts will hope their slow bowlers can step up and take key wickets. With the series on the line and history within reach for New Zealand, fans can expect a thrilling contest. Both teams are likely to give everything in the final ODI in Indore.

Despite losing the second ODI, India enter the decider with confidence. Captain Shubman Gill has looked solid at the top of the order. Meanwhile, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has found his rhythm with the bat.

Virat Kohli continues to show consistency in the middle order. In addition, KL Rahul has contributed valuable runs in the middle and lower order.

The final match carries extra significance for the visitors, who are chasing history. A victory in Indore would give New Zealand their first-ever ODI series win on Indian soil, coming just two years after they secured their maiden Test series triumph in India.

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the third and final ODI between India and New Zealand.

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