NZ Vs IND Match Prediction: This ODI series, so far, has been quite unpredictable. The first two games were heavily affected by rain, with India winning both. The third match went one step further and was entirely washed out. The fourth one-day, however, was one for the history books, as New Zealand defeated the Men in Blue by 244 runs.
This fifth and final match will either end with India winning the series, ot New Zealand tying it up and going into the upcoming Test series between the two nations.
The New Zealand Cricket Team has been one of the most consistent all-format teams in world cricket, which they showed with an excellent 2026 T20 World Cup campaign, in which they reached the final, only to lose to the hosts, India.
However, since then, this team has lost T20I series in South Africa and Bangladesh, but followed it up with a Test series win in England against the Three Lions.
Before this tour of India, the Kiwis played their most recent international cricket in July, defeating the West Indies in a close ODI series. And now, they have lost a T20I series at home to the Men in Blue
As for the Indian Cricket Team, they became the first to win back-to-back T20 World Cup titles earlier this year, and the first to win the tournament three times.
Then came the IPL, where much of this Indian squad played. The Indians then hosted Afghanistan for one Test match and three T20Is, winning them all comfortably. Then came the disastrous two T20Is against Ireland, both of which the Men in Blue lost, resulting in their first-ever series loss to the Irish.
A tour to England was next, where the Indians were thrashed 4-0 in a T20I series, then lost 2-1 in an ODI series. This was followed by a 1-0 win in a two-Test series against Sri Lanka, before whitewashing Afghanistan 3-0 in T20Is. India then defeated India 2-0 in a three-ODI series, while simultaneously winning the gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games
In October, the defending T20 world champions drew a high-scoring T20I series against the Windies 2-2 at home, and have now defeated the BlackCaps 3-2 in the same format away.
NZ Vs IND Match Prediction Date and Time:
- Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Time: 07:30 PM (IST); 3:00 PM (local time)
- Venue: Bay Oval, Tauranga
NZ Vs IND Live Streaming: How To Watch
The New Zealand Vs India 5th ODI of the 2026 series will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network on TV in India. It will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.
NZ Vs IND Team; Full Squads:
New Zealand Full Squad:
Mitchell Santner (C), Devon Conway (wk), Tom Latham (wk), Tim Seifert (wk), Henry Nicholas, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson, Blair Tickner
India Full Squads:
Shreyas Iyer (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi
New Zealand Vs India Prediction Tests: Head-to-Head
- Matches Played: 127
- New Zealand Won: 53
- India Won: 65
- No Result/Ties: 09
- First Played: June 14, 1975 (NZ win)
- Last Played: November 13, 2026 (NZ win)
NZ Vs IND Toss Update
*To be updated after the toss*
NZ Vs IND Team; Predicted XIs:
New Zealand Predicted XI:
Tim Seifert (wk), Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Tom Latham (wk), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher
India Predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (C), KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Kuldeep Yadav, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh
NZ Vs IND 5th ODI 2026 Bay Oval Pitch Report
The pitches at the Bay Oval are well and truly batting-friendly. There is some solid bounce here, which might help pacers find some early wickets, but that is negated by how well the ball comes onto the bat here because of said bounce. Historically, winning the toss, batting first, and putting up a big total has been the play here, and should be the strategy for the toss-winning side in this game as well. The stadium in Wellington is quite oval-like in shape. The square boundary is the shorter one, about 70m in length, while the straight boundaries are 60-70m away from the batter.
NZ Vs IND 5th ODI Weather Forecast
With the incoming summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the temperatures across New Zealand are rising, and Wellington is no exception. The mercury will peak around the 22 degrees Celsius mark, and fall down to high-10s in the evening. The skies will be cloudy, and there is a low chance of some light rain. The winds will be moderate, and so will the humidity.
NZ Vs IND 5th ODI 2026 Match India Prediction: 3 Players To Watch Out For
The 3 players to watch out for in the NZ Vs IND 2026 5th ODI are:
- New Zealand batter Will Young
- India batter Virat Kohli
- New Zealand batter Matt Henry
New Zealand Vs India Prediction: Who will win NZ vs IND in today’s 5th ODI?
For the NZ Vs IND 2026 5th ODI Prediction, New Zealand will defeat India in the 5th ODI of this five-match series.
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