New Zealand vs India 4th ODI Prediction

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With the series wrapped up, this is India’s chance to take a look at any players still undecided on ahead of the World Cup. Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya will be two of those, having both come in to the team last time out – replacing MS Dhoni and Vijay Shankar respectively. Virat Kohli is being rested for these final two games, meanwhile, meaning Rohit Sharma will captain the team. Teenager Shubman Gill could be the man to replace Kohli. Ambati Rayudu is banned from bowling due to being reported for a suspect action, but that does not affect his place in the team.

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Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have continued in good form in this series, with Dhawan scoring 75*, 66 and 28 in his three innings so far, while Sharma has hit 11, 87 and 62. The latter – the top scorer in each of the last two games – has 736 runs in his last 11 ODI innings.

Ambati Rayudu (40*) and Dinesh Karthik (38*) will also want to continue the form they showed last time out, with places in the middle order up for grabs ahead of the World Cup.With the ball, Mohammed Shami has been named man of the match twice already in this series. He took 3-19 from six overs in the first game and claimed three wickets last time out too. Kuldeep Yadav took four in each of the first two games, while Yuzvendra Chahal has six for the tournament – two in each game – having taken 6-42 in the decider against Australia before that.

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India can add another series victory to a run of fine ODI form, which has seen them bounce back well from defeat to England in July.
Since then, India have won the Asia Cup and claimed series wins against West Indies, Australia and now New Zealand. In the former, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan showed the sort of batting form they are replicating now to fire India to the final, where they won by three wickets in dramatic fashion, after earlier bowling Bangladesh out for 222.The series with West Indies was then finely poised at 1-1 after three games despite Virat Kohli’s back-to-back centuries. Sharma turned the series India’s way, however, smashing 162 in a total of 377/5 as India won the fourth match by 224 runs. In the final game, they bowled West Indies out for 104 on their way to a nine-wicket win.

India headed to Australia next, and had to come from behind to beat the hosts. MS Dhoni hit half-centuries in all three games but his first was far too slow as India lost by 34 runs chasing 288. Kohli’s century and Dhoni’s half-century saw them level the series, however, before Yuzvendra Chahal claimed 6-42 as Australia were bowled out for 230 in the decider. Dhoni’s unbeaten 87 led the reply as India won by seven wickets.

Against New Zealand, Dhawan and Sharm have both hit two half-centuries, while Mohammed Shami’s bowling has earned him man of the match awards in two of the three games. Kuldeep Yadav has eight wickets so far, meanwhile, as India have won all three games.