The third and final match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played tomorrow i.e. on Sunday, January 18. At present the series is tied at 1-1. In such a situation, whichever team wins the third ODI, the series will be named after it. The Indian team has not lost an ODI series at home since 2019. Whereas New Zealand has never won an ODI series in India. In such a situation, both the teams will put their full efforts to win this match.

The third ODI between India and New Zealand will be played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Team India has played a total of seven ODI matches on this ground so far. During this period, the Indian team has won all the matches. India’s win record here is 100 percent, which is enough to scare the Kiwi team. Team India would like to win the eighth ODI match on this ground under the captaincy of Shubman Gill on Sunday.

Holkar Stadium pitch report

The pitch of Holkar Stadium in Indore is considered a heaven for batsmen. There is a huge pile of runs here. Once again there will be a flat wicket here, where it will be easy to score runs. However, the new ball may swing a little in the beginning, but as the ball gets older, it will become easier to score runs. The match between India and New Zealand will be played on a black soil pitch. Talking about the weather, there is no hope of rain, but dew is expected. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first.

match prediction

Even though New Zealand had defeated India in the second ODI, our match prediction meter is showing that Team India has the upper hand in this match. A lot will depend on the toss, but the contest is 70-30. According to us, Team India will win in the third ODI.

India’s probable playing eleven- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh.

Probable playing eleven of New Zealand- Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Jayden Lennox, Zachary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson and Kristin Clark.

The three-match ODI series being played between India and New Zealand has reached an exciting turn. Team India won the first ODI in Vadodara while Kiwi team won in Rajkot. Now the third ODI match between the two teams will be played on Sunday, January 18 at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Whichever team wins this match, the series will be named after it. The Indian team, which has an excellent record in ODIs at home till now, will have to perform well in all three departments in the third and final ODI match to be held on Sunday to win the series against New Zealand. At the same time, the New Zealand team will also have its eyes on creating history by winning the series.

Let us tell you that since March 2019, Team India has not lost any bilateral ODI series on its home ground. Then, after falling 0-2 against Australia, the Indian team made a strong comeback and won the series 3-2. However, now this record of India is at stake. This match is also very important for New Zealand. The Kiwis have toured India for bilateral ODI matches since 1989, but have never won an ODI series here.

Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir would not want the team to face another series defeat at home under his leadership. Especially when he has made many unwanted records. Under Gambhir’s tenure as coach, India has lost five Test matches at home and lost the ODI series in Sri Lanka for the first time.

India’s defeat in the second ODI played in Rajkot was not because of any one extraordinary innings but because of New Zealand’s excellent control in the middle overs. Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten century was based on planned aggression. He especially targeted India’s spinners. This is one department in which India seems to be struggling in recent times.

Due to the small boundary of Holkar Stadium in Indore and the bowlers getting very little help from the wicket, the scope for error becomes even less. Questions are also being raised on India’s ability to face spin bowling. Despite the depth and strength of the team’s batting, its batsmen are looking uncomfortable in front of the spinners in the middle overs. Batsmen are not able to rotate the strike on important occasions. Now on a high-scoring ground, the middle overs can prove to be decisive.