India wins the toss and bowls in the 4th T20 vs New Zealand with the series decided
India wins the toss and bowls in the 4th T20 vs New Zealand with the series decided
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Fri, October 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM UTC
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — India captain Shreyas Iyer won his fourth consecutive toss and chose to bowl Friday in the fourth Twenty20 cricket international against New Zealand at Eden Park.
Bowling first was a winning formula in the first three matches of the five-match series which India won by four wickets, four wickets and six wickets to take a 3-0 series lead.
Although the series is decided, Eden Park is sold out for the match and India has been encouraged by coach Gautam Gambhir to treat the remaining two matches as a separate series.
“We're going to leave no stone unturned,” Iyer said. “It's important to be ruthless no matter what the results have been so far.”
New Zealand will attempt to recover some pride after the mauling its bowlers suffered in the third match at Wellington on Tuesday in which India opener Abishek Sharma scored a century from 35 balls.
India made two changes to its lineup, recalling Ishan Kishan in place of the teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryanvanshi who was part of a 133-run opening partnership with Abishek in Wellington. Mayank Yadav also returns in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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New Zealand made only one change, naming Nathan Smith in place of Kyle Jamieson.
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Lineups:
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav.
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Source: “AOL Sports”
