[cricknation_live_score match=”NZ vs IND 2026: Why is Ishan Kishan not playing in the 3rd T20I?”]
- NZ vs IND 2026: Why isn’t Ishan Kishan playing in the 3rd T20I?
- The wicketkeeper-batsman is not back to full fitness after suffering a minor right adductor strain in the first T20I of the five-match series.
- NZ vs IND 2026: Why isn’t Ishan Kishan playing in the 3rd T20I?
NZ vs IND 2026: Why isn’t Ishan Kishan playing in the 3rd T20I?
The wicketkeeper-batsman is not back to full fitness after suffering a minor right adductor strain in the first T20I of the five-match series. NZ vs IND 2026: Why isn’t Ishan Kishan playing in the 3rd T20I? (Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via ) Left-hander Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the third T20I between India and New Zealand, scheduled for October 27, 2026 in Wellington.
The BCCI has confirmed that the wicketkeeper-batsman is yet to be fully fit to play following a mild right adductor strain he sustained during the first T20I of the ongoing five-match series. India go into the competition having won the first two games of the series. Shreyas Iyer won the toss at the Henry Stadium in Wellington and elected to bowl first.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who replaced Kishan in the second T20I while playing in the eleven, retains his place in the team for this match too. Why isn’t Ishan Kishan playing in the third T20I? Kishan sustained a mild right adductor muscle strain, commonly known as a groin strain, in the first T20I against New Zealand.
He was unable to recover sufficiently to take the field in the second game and was not fully fit again before the third game. The BCCI did not give a specific return date, only saying that the medical staff is closely monitoring his condition. What did Ctains say after the draw?
Shreyas Iyer: “We are going bowling. Certain aspects definitely need to be further improved. Dimensions and conditions vary. The sooner we react, the better for us.
Many players are mature enough to understand when they’re not just starting out. Same team for us. » Mitchell Santner: “Looks like another good wicket, pace and bounce. There is no wind, which is nice.
The dimensions are slightly different from where we come from. We know India are a great team, you can’t take your foot off the gas. Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith are missing.
Featuring Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne. » Who are the XIs for the third T20I? India (Match XI): Sanju Samson (w), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav. New Zealand (Players XI): Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher.
