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India v New Zealand: Hamilton ODI washed out, India lead 2-0; 4th ODI on 13 November
The third ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton, was abandoned on 10 November without a ball bowled, so India still lead the five-match series 2-0 and cannot lose it. The fourth ODI is at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Friday 13 November at 7.30 am IST, and the fifth is on 15 November.
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The third one-day international between New Zealand and India, at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday 10 November 2026, was abandoned without a ball bowled, and New Zealand Cricket's match record lists it as no result. India had won the toss and chosen to bowl on a wet day, and the rain never eased enough for play. That leaves India 2-0 up in the five-match series, and it means they cannot lose it. The fourth ODI is at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Friday 13 November at 7.30 am IST, with the fifth at the same ground on Sunday 15 November.
The washout leaves New Zealand without a win on the tour so far, and with only two matches in which to put that right.
Where the series stands
India won the first ODI in Auckland on Wednesday 4 November by five wickets under the DLS method, and the second in Wellington on Saturday 7 November by four runs, also under DLS, after rain. Both results, and the abandoned third match, are in New Zealand Cricket's list of recent matches.
| Match | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI, Auckland | 4 November | India won by 5 wickets (DLS) |
| 2nd ODI, Wellington | 7 November | India won by 4 runs (DLS) |
| 3rd ODI, Hamilton | 10 November | No result |
In Auckland, New Zealand were bowled out for 185 in 40.2 overs, with Tim Seifert making 38 and Blair Tickner 34 from 23 balls. Arshdeep Singh took 4 for 70, Gurnoor Brar 3 for 44 and Anshul Kamboj 2 for 22 from 10 overs, which earned him the Player of the Match award. Rain cut India's chase to 143 from 32 overs, and they got there in 22.4 overs, with Virat Kohli making 74 from 51 balls and adding 113 for the second wicket with Shubman Gill, who made 37. In Wellington, New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs, with Gurnoor Brar taking 4 for 30, and India were 113 for seven after 26 overs when rain ended play with them four runs ahead on the DLS par score.
A no result adds nothing to either side's tally, since a bilateral series is decided on wins. India have two, New Zealand none. If New Zealand win both remaining matches, the series ends 2-2 with one no result, and it is shared. If India win either, the series is theirs outright.
What each side needs at Bay Oval
For New Zealand the arithmetic is simple and hard: two wins, and no further interruption. They have not yet beaten India in the series, and in both completed matches their batting has been the problem: 185 and then 134. The lineup New Zealand Cricket lists for its last match includes Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips and the captain Mitchell Santner, with Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy and Matt Fisher. Devon Conway is out of the rest of the series after a concussion suffered in training, New Zealand Cricket said on 6 November.
For India, the series is safe and the question is the team. They kept the same side for the toss in Hamilton as in the first two matches, with the same five bowlers, Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar and Axar Patel, so Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav, who are in the squad, are still waiting for a match on this tour. The fixtures list shows Shubman Gill as captain in the line-up from the previous match, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh. The BCCI's squad announcement named a changed group for the last two ODIs, with Iyer as captain and Ishan Kishan as vice-captain and Tilak Varma, Kumar Kushagra and Yash Thakur added. Whether those changes take effect in Mount Maunganui will be known at the toss, which New Zealand Cricket says is when the teams are announced.
The Bay Oval fixtures
Both remaining ODIs are at Bay Oval, and both start at 7.30 am IST, which is 2.00 am UTC and mid-afternoon in New Zealand. The BCCI's match page lists the fourth ODI on Friday 13 November. The fifth follows on Sunday 15 November, and after it the tour moves to the Tests: the first in Wellington from 19 November and the second in Christchurch from 27 November.
The weather has been the defining feature of the series, with DLS involved in both completed matches and no play at all in the third. Anyone planning to follow the fourth ODI should expect that the start could be delayed. If rain interrupts the match, the DLS method will set a revised target, as it did in Auckland and Wellington. With two matches left and India needing only one win, the home side will probably have to back its batters to score more freely than they have so far.
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