New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match: India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the fourth T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, due to a niggle. The team has included bowler Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI in his place. At the toss, India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the change. “Arshdeep comes in for Ishan Kishan, who picked up a niggle in the last game,” SKY said.
Kishan’s absence is a significant blow for India. The southpaw had been in strong form, scoring 76 off 32 balls in the second T20I and 28 off 13 deliveries in the third. Arshdeep Singh will aim to bounce back after a wicketless outing of 0/53 in the second T20I, though he remains India’s leading T20I wicket-taker with 111 scalps.
India won the toss and elected to bowl, citing favorable conditions for their bowlers. “It looks like a good wicket, and we’ll get a chance to practise here later. There was a lot of dew last night and today it’s a little humid as well, so we feel that in the second innings the ball will come onto the bat nicely. I think the important thing is to repeat the good habits we’ve built over the past year, not just in this series. We want to keep doing the good things we’ve been doing, learn from the last game, and go out there, enjoy ourselves, play the format the way it’s meant to be played, and entertain the people who’ve come here. It’s a beautiful ground and a lovely crowd here. Hopefully the boys are charged up and we have a good, entertaining night,” Yadav said.
New Zealand made one change, bringing in Kyle Jamieson for Zak Foulkes.
India have dominated the series so far and hold an unassailable 3-0 lead. New Zealand, meanwhile, will look to avoid a clean sweep in the remaining matches. The series provides both teams with an opportunity to prepare and fine-tune their combinations ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
India vs New Zealand 4th T20I Playing XIs
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumra