IND vs NZ 4th ODI: Iyer opts to bowl as Gill, Rahul and Kamboj sit out for Test prep, Kishan plays
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play, while Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan come in for the 4th ODI.
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India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first in the IND vs NZ 4th ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday, with Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj missing from the squad, myKhel and Daily Jagran reported. India lead the series 2-0.
IND vs NZ 4th ODI: why Iyer chose to bowl first
Iyer said at the toss, “We will bowl first.” He then explained the call, as myKhel reported: “when we looked at the wicket yesterday, there was a little bit of grass, but today it looks pretty dry, and also considering the dew coming in in the evening, one of the reasons we have opted to bowl first.”
India playing XI: Gill and Rahul out, Ishan Kishan in
Daily Jagran said the trio of Gill, Rahul and Kamboj are “out from the squad to get prepared for the upcoming two-Test match series against the same opponent.” In their absence, India are featuring with Kuldeep Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan.
India’s XI is “Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh”, according to myKhel.
New Zealand’s XI
Mitchell Santner leads the home side. The New Zealand XI is “Tim Seifert(w), Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher”, per myKhel.
Series position
- 2-0: India’s lead after three matches, as myKhel put it.
- Five: the number of ODIs in the series, with this match the fourth.
- Rain: Daily Jagran said the third ODI was washed out.
- Two: the Tests that follow the ODIs, per Daily Jagran.
Background: the Test series ahead
New Zealand have already named their Test party, which NIS covered in its report on the New Zealand 14-man squad for the India Tests. Daily Jagran said India need to win this fourth ODI to take the series.
What happens next
The result of the IND vs NZ 4th ODI was not known when this story was written. NIS will update it after the innings, and the final ODI completes the series before the two Tests begin.
With India leading 2-0, the squad rotation shows the team already looking at the two-Test series that follows. Fans searching for the lineup will find Gill and Rahul missing by design, not through injury, according to the reports.