IND vs NZ fourth ODI: India elects to bowl against New Zealand

Mount Maunganui (New Zealand) India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the fourth ODI of the five-match series in Mount Maunganui on Friday (November 13, 2026). India are leading the series 2-0 after the third match was washed out. As expected, India gave a look-in to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan.

Gaikwad will open with Rohit Sharma after regular captain Shubman Gill moved over for red-ball training ahead of the Test series. Kishan came in place of K.L. Rahul, who also will be part of the training camps ahead of the two-match Test series.

Teams India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh. New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher.