India Target Series Victory As Shreyas Iyer Takes Leadership Against New Zealand In 4th ODI

India will face New Zealand in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval on Friday, with Shreyas Iyer taking over the captaincy in Shubman Gill’s absence.

The visitors lead the five-match series 2-0 after victories in Auckland and Wellington. Rain abandoned the third match in Hamilton without play.

Another win will secure the series for India, while New Zealand must win their remaining matches to level the contest.

Gill and KL Rahul have joined preparations for the Test series, allowing Iyer to lead a reshuffled squad featuring Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Ishan Kishan will serve as vice-captain, while Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir and Nitish Kumar Reddy offer additional selection options.

India will also look to maintain their bowling discipline after Gurnoor Brar claimed four wickets in Wellington.

New Zealand have lost several senior players, including Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls and Glenn Phillips, to Test preparations. Lockie Ferguson remains unavailable with a calf injury.

Matt Henry is expected to return, while uncapped fast bowler Brett Randell has earned his maiden international call-up.

Mitchell Santner’s team will depend on Will Young, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen to strengthen their batting.

Match Details

Date: Friday, November 13

Time: 7:30 AM IST

Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Television: Sony Sports Network

Live Streaming: Sony LIV app and website

Squads

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Brett Randell, Tim Seifert, Will Young.

India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (vc, wk), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.

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