Shreyas Iyer wins toss, India elects to bowl in fourth ODI at Mount Maunganui

Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the fourth ODI of the five-match series at Mount Maunganui on Friday, November 13, 2026. The decision came ahead of the scheduled match between the two sides at the same venue.

India lead the series 2-0 after the third match was washed out, and the visitors made several selection changes for this game, giving a look-in to Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav and Ishan Kishan. Gaikwad will open alongside Rohit Sharma after regular captain Shubman Gill moved over for red-ball training ahead of the Test series, while Kishan comes into the side in place of K.L. Rahul, who will be part of training camps ahead of the two-match Test series.

India’s XI for the fourth ODI was named as: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand named Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Will Young, Nick Kelly, Dean Foxcroft, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry and Matthew Fisher.

The report included a file photograph of captain Shreyas Iyer during a practice session and was published at 07:48 am IST on November 13, 2026 from Mount Maunganui.

Shubman Gill has moved over for red-ball training and K.L. Rahul will be part of training camps ahead of the two-match Test series.