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India and New Zealand Meet in Final ODI With India Leading 2-1
India and New Zealand are playing the final match of their five-match one-day international cricket series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
India lead the series 2-1, after winning the first two matches.
New Zealand won the previous match by 244 runs, also at Bay Oval.
That result gives New Zealand momentum, while India can finish the series with a win.
The match decides the outcome of the series, though no result is given yet.
The match is underway, and the available information does not say what happens next.
India and New Zealand are scheduled to meet in the fifth and final ODI at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
India lead the five-match series 2-1 and can seal it with a win.
New Zealand won the fourth ODI by 244 runs on Friday at the same venue.
India were bowled out for 89 while chasing New Zealand’s total of 334.
Matt Henry, who took six wickets in the fourth ODI, is unavailable for the final match as he prepares for the Test series.
- Who
- India and New Zealand’s men’s cricket teams.
- What
- They are playing the fifth and final ODI of a five-match series. India lead 2-1.
- When
- Sunday, November 15, 2026. The match was scheduled to start at 02:00 UK time.
- Where
- Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
- Why
- The match is the series finale; India can seal the series with a win.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
New Zealand beat India by 244 runs at Bay Oval in the fourth ODI.
India and New Zealand were scheduled to meet at Bay Oval for the fifth and final ODI.
- Series score
- India lead 2-1
- Match
- Fifth and final ODI
- Venue
- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
- Fourth ODI result
- New Zealand won by 244 runs
- India’s fourth ODI total
- 89 all out
- Matt Henry
- Took 6 wickets for 27 runs in the fourth ODI
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