New Delhi
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan will not play in the third match of the T20 series against New Zealand. During the first match, there was a slight strain in the inner muscles of his right thigh. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday that Ishaan’s recovery is good, but he is not completely fit to play the match yet.
The BCCI release said, ‘Ishan Kishan is recovering well from his low grade right adductor strain. He suffered this injury during the first match of the T20 series against New Zealand. He has yet to achieve match fitness. He is out of the third T20 match to be played in Wellington on October 27, 2026. BCCI’s medical team is keeping an eye on Ishaan’s recovery. Kumar Kushagra will remain with the team for the third T20.
Due to Ishan Kishan’s injury, Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a place in the playing-11 in the second T20. However, Vaibhav was not able to do anything special with the bat in that match. Vaibhav came to bat at number three and returned to the pavilion after scoring only 4 runs.
The third match of the five-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played on Tuesday (October 27) at Henry Stadium in Wellington. India is leading 2-0 in the five-match series and will be eyeing its third consecutive win to win the series.
India’s squad for the third T20: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav and Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper).