New Zealand National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Rohit Sharma played a crucial role in India’s strong start during the third and final ODI against New Zealand at Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The former India captain held a sharp slip catch to dismiss Devon Conway for five runs off Harshit Rana’s first delivery. Conway edged a back-of-a-length delivery after misjudging the line, and Sharma completed the catch with ease, leaving New Zealand at 6 for 2 in just the second over.
Earlier, Arshdeep Singh struck in the opening over to send Henry Nicholls back for a duck, giving India an ideal start with the new ball.
India won the toss and chose to bowl first in the series decider. The three-match series is level 1-1. India won the opening match in Baroda, while New Zealand replied with a win in Rajkot. The Indore match will decide the series.India made one change for the decider, bringing back left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh in place of Prasidh Krishna. New Zealand named the same XI that won in Rajkot.
Playing XIs
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
