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New Zealand Predicted Playing XI vs India [Source: AFP]
New Zealand and India cricket teams will be squaring off in the third ODI of their five-match series on Tuesday, November 10. The match will be hosted by Seddon Park in Hamilton and the action will commence from 7:30 AM IST onwards.
Team India has already taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after winning the first two ODIs in Auckland and Wellington under DLS method.
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The New Zealand team has been bundled out for scores of just 185 and 134 in the two ODIs played in the series so far. Across both games, only one ‘Black Caps’ player has managed to register a half-century, with Daryl Mitchell doing so through his sluggish 55 this past weekend.
New Zealand bowlers, especially Jacob Duffy and Kylie Jamieson, have occasionally managed to trouble the Indian batters in the series.
Here is a look at a predicted playing XI for the New Zealand team for the third ODI match of the series against India.
Openers and Top Order: Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls
Will Young and Tim Seifert will continue to open the innings for New Zealand, even though the two top-order batters have not been able to get their side off to a desired start in the series. Will Young, in particular, has registered just 15 runs in two innings, and will be aiming to rectify his mistakes going forward.
Seifert listed 38 off 43 balls in the series-opener, before he was dismissed for a five-ball duck by visiting fast bowler Auqib Nabi in the second ODI.
Number three batter Henry Nicholls has also not been able to apply himself to the crease, but the cricketer’s prolific List A form for Canterbury will likely put him in good stead, at least for the time being.
Middle-order and All-rounders: Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham, Mitchell Santner
In-form Daryl Mitchell will continue to bat at number four for New Zealand. The cricketer will be expected to helm his team’s middle-order alongside fellow all-rounders Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner as well as with wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham.
Mitchell listed 55 in the second ODI to stretch his series tally to 83 runs in two innings at an average of 41.50. While Glenn Phillips is yet to crack the ODIs against India, the cricketer is on the trail of a couple of match-winning knocks against the same opponents from the preceding T20Is.
Tom Latham holds an experience of 173 ODIs for New Zealand, and averages above 33 with a strike rate of nearly 85 in the format.
Captain Mitchell Santner will retain his number seven position with the bat, and will also lend his arm for a few overs especially after his match-winning spell in the Auckland T20I.
Bowlers: Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Fisher, Jacob Duffy
Bowling all-rounder Nathan Smith will retain his place in the side. Lanky paceman Kyle Jamieson, who has picked up four wickets in just two innings of the series already, will helm New Zealand’s bowling attack.
Matt Fisher, who played the second ODI as a concussion substitute for Blair Tickner, will make it to New Zealand’s starting XI this time around for the third match of the series.
Jacob Duffy has already emerged as New Zealand’s most successful bowler of the series for his twin three-fers in Auckland and Wellington.
New Zealand Predicted Playing XI vs India For 3rd ODI, 2026
Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Fisher and Jacob Duffy.
