New Zealand vs India Preview & Prediction | 5th ODI

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India lead New Zealand 2-1 heading into the fifth and final match of the ODI series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

Date & time: 15 November 2026 at 2:00 am

Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

Weather: A mix of sunshine and cloud, with highs of around 19°C and a small chance of a shower.

How to watch: UK – TNT Sports 1 & TNT Sports 2 / USA – Willow TV

New Zealand vs India prediction

It will be interesting to see how the two teams come into this one after New Zealand thrashed the tourists by 244 runs at the same venue on Friday.

It has been a funny old series between the two sides, with India winning the first two matches before the third was abandoned without a ball bowled, and New Zealand then completely dominating the fourth.

That win will give the home side a huge boost in confidence, and they will fancy their chances once again at Bay Oval. After Matt Henry bowled arguably the greatest opening over in ODI history, a triple-wicket maiden, India were on the back foot right from the start of their chase of 334.

The Kiwis will be super confident coming into this final match, and they will be desperate to level the series, with a draw up for grabs.

India are made of tough stuff, however, and while their batting has looked fragile at various times throughout this series, they will surely put in a much better performance than they did on Friday.

While we fully expect a much better Indian performance, we think it will be the Kiwis’ bowling attack that makes the difference, and we are leaning towards New Zealand levelling the series in this final game.

New Zealand vs India tip: New Zealand to win