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IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI : India’s ‘Run Machine’ Virat Firing in Indore! ‘King’ Kohli’s brilliant century; Blue Army hopes alive
Samira Vishwas | January 19, 2026 6:24 AM CST

IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI : India and New Zealand A three match ODI series is going on between them. The third and final ODI of this series is being played in Indore. Batting first, New Zealand scored 337 runs for the loss of 8 wickets on the back of centuries from Darryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips. While chasing runs Virat Kohlihas marked a century.

Virat KohliChasing runs, scored a century in 92 balls. In this match, when India faced a 300 plus target, the team was in trouble. The legendary batsman had withdrawn. India lost 4 wickets for 71 runs. Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 11 runs. Captain Shubman Gill also managed to score 23 runs. Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer was also dismissed for 3 quick runs. Last match’s centurion KL Rahul went to the pavilion with 1 run. When the team was in trouble, Virat Kohli along with Nitish Kumar saved the innings. These two added 88 runs. Nitish retired with 53 runs off 57 balls. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. He was dismissed by Christian Clarke. Ravindra Jadeja retired after scoring 12 runs. Wickets were going from one side, even then Virat Kohli survived. He completed his century in 92 balls. In this he hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. Virat is leading the innings with Harshit Rana as his partner. Virat is playing on 114 runs while Rana is back with 52 runs. India need 61 runs from 39 balls.

Both teams follow

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj

New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell (captain), Zacharyn Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Christian Clarke.

 


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