The fourth match of the five-match T20I series between India and New Zealand is being played in Visakhapatnam today. India has already taken a decisive 0-3 lead in the series.
Here are the match situation and highlights so far:
Visakhapatnam T20: India wins toss, elects to field
Vishakhapatnam, January 28, 2026: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first. This decision was made keeping in mind the possibility of dew and the humidity of the previous night to make batting easier in the second innings.
Series situation so far
India has outclassed New Zealand by winning the first three matches of the series:
- First T20I: India won by 48 runs.
- 2nd T20I: India won by 7 wickets.
- 3rd T20I (Guwahati): India chased down New Zealand’s target of 153 in just 10 overs. Abhishek Sharma set a record by scoring a half-century in just 14 balls.
Important changes in today’s match
- India: Ishan Kishan is not playing today’s match due to a minor injury, Arshideep Singh has been included in his place. All eyes will be on Sanju Samson today as he tries to regain his form ahead of the World Cup.
- New Zealand: The Kiwi team has also made some changes in their playing XI to register their first win in the series.
T20 World Cup preparations
This series is very important for both the teams as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is going to start in India next month February 2026. The Indian team is trying different combinations to defend their title.
The fourth match of the 2026 T20 series between India and New Zealand was a very exciting contest, the details of which are as follows:
**Match Summary
- Toss: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first.
- New Zealand innings: The Kiwi team set a huge total of 198 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
- Richan Ravindra scored 55 runs off 38 balls while batting brilliantly.
- Tim Seifert played a lightning-fast innings of 42 runs off 28 balls.
- Glenn Phillips remained not out on 48 runs.
- Indian bowling: Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly and took the crucial wicket of Devon Conway.
- India’s innings: Chasing a target of 199 runs, India achieved the target in 19.4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets.
- Indian opening: Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson started aggressively. Abhishek Sharma completed his half-century in just 22 balls and scored 62 runs in 35 balls in total.
- Ishan Kishan: He also batted well and added 45 runs in 26 balls, however, he could not complete his half-century.
- Surya Kumar Yadav: The captain batted responsibly and scored 42 runs in 22 balls and remained at the crease till the end.
- Hardik Pandya: He scored 12 runs in 6 balls in the last moments to take India to the threshold of victory.
Result
India won the match by 5 wickets to take a decisive 4-0 lead in the 5-match series.