India vs New Zealand ODI Series 2026: all 34 player ratings

The Player of the Series produced the series' defining spell in Wellington, taking 4 for 30 in 10 overs (2 maidens) on a day when New Zealand managed only 134, removing Latham, Phillips, Santner and Smith with steep bounce. His 3 for 44 at Eden Park broke the middle order after Arshdeep's four wickets, and even in the Mount Maunganui rout he kept coming, taking 2 for 69. Named in the Hamilton XI that never took the field, then left the ODI squad to join the Test squad before the Mount Maunganui games, with nine wickets at 15.89. The outstanding bowler on either side.

Took wickets in three of the four matches he bowled in and saved his best all-round game for the decider: 10-2-30-3 to defend 209, removing Will Young, Nick Kelly and Kristian Clarke, after a four-ball cameo of 14 with two sixes that lifted India from 183 for 9 to 209 all out in a 26-run last-wicket stand with Mohammed Siraj. His 4 for 70 in Auckland was expensive (including four sixes to Blair Tickner) but broke New Zealand's top order, and his 7-1-16-0 in Wellington kept the pressure on after Brar's spell. The only game that went wrong was the 244-run defeat, where he still dismissed Santner.

The series' most complete all-round performance. With the bat he made 46 off 55 balls in the decider after walking in at 34 for 3, sharing a 35-run stand with Ishan Kishan, and 21 in the fourth ODI. With the ball he was the control India kept coming back to: while Kuldeep Yadav went at 9.13 in the fourth ODI, Axar bowled 10 overs for 39 runs and two wickets in the same innings, then took 2 for 28 in the finale, including the last two wickets, Duffy and Tickner, to seal the series. His 6 wickets came at 17.83 with an economy of 3.55, the best of any bowler who sent down 30 or more overs in the series.

Player of the Match on debut at Eden Park, where his 10-2-22-2 included 46 dot balls and set up the DLS chase, then backed it up with 8-0-25-2 in Wellington and three catches in that match. Four wickets at 11.75, with an economy of 2.61, the best by any bowler who delivered more than 10 overs in the series. He was named in the Hamilton XI that never took the field and then released to the Test squad.

Came in for the two Mount Maunganui games and delivered in both. Top-scored for India in the rout with 27 off 53 balls, then made 46 off 58 balls in the decider, sharing stands of 35 with Axar Patel and 39 with Naman Dhir to drag India to 209. Behind the stumps he claimed five dismissals (3 catches, 2 stumpings), including the stumping of Nick Kelly and the final stumping of Blair Tickner that sealed the series. The best wicketkeeping return of the series in two games.

One innings carried his series: 74 off 51 balls at Eden Park, with 13 fours and a six, an innings that was his 80th ODI half-century and set up the chase with a 113-run partnership with Shubman Gill. The rest of his series read 7, 0 and 5 as Duffy, Henry and Fisher dismissed him early, leaving that first-game masterclass to carry his rating. His 86 runs came at a strike rate of 124.64, easily the fastest of any batter with 50 or more runs in the series.

Took over the captaincy for the two Mount Maunganui games and lifted the trophy, but his own batting was a tale of starts: a top score of 30 off 46 in Wellington, 15 off 13 in Auckland, a golden duck to Matt Henry in his ODI captaincy debut and 22 off 26 in the decider before falling to Blair Tickner. India won the series under his leadership after the 244-run defeat, and that recovery, plus his two catches, lifts an otherwise modest batting return of 67 runs at 16.75.

Contributed in every game: 5 not out to hit the winning runs in Auckland, 12 in Wellington, 21 off 24 balls in the 89 all out (one of only three Indians to reach 20), and 22 off 31 balls in the decider, where his 39-run stand with Ishan Kishan pushed India towards 209. With the ball he chipped in with six overs of off-spin to dismiss centurion Will Young in the 4th ODI and Mitchell Santner (1 for 4 in 2 overs) in the 5th. Also took three catches. A genuine utility series.

Played every game after Prasidh Krishna's injury and gave India 31 overs of honest new-ball and middle-overs work. His first international wickets came in Wellington, removing both openers, Will Young and Tim Seifert, on the way to 2 for 31. He took two more in the 4th ODI (Foxcroft and Clarke) and bowled 10-1-37-1 in the decider, removing Michael Bracewell just as the chase was settling. Expensive at times (5.16 an over), but he never hid from an over.

Held back until the fifth ODI and immediately strengthened the defence of 209: 10-1-50-2, removing Tim Seifert in the powerplay and bowling Finn Allen to put New Zealand on the back foot. Then, as last man in, he stayed with Arshdeep Singh for the 26-run final-wicket stand, finishing 14 not out off 20 balls. India looked a better side with him in it, which is also the criticism: he played only once.

Finished not out in both innings he played, which flatters and frustrates in equal measure. His 26 not out off 38 balls in Wellington was quietly vital: he came in at 47 for 4 and, alongside Shreyas Iyer and Naman Dhir, pushed India from 47 for 4 past the 26-over DLS par score of 109 before the rain arrived. Kept tidily for three catches before leaving with Gill for the Test squad. Ishan Kishan took the gloves for the two Mount Maunganui ODIs and outperformed him.

Handed his ODI cap (India's 267th men's ODI player) for the series decider at Bay Oval and bowled all 10 overs for 38 runs, bowling New Zealand's top scorer Dean Foxcroft (31) to break the chase open, and taking the catch that removed Tim Seifert. A duck with the bat, out first innings to Mitchell Santner, is the only blemish on a composed debut in a series-deciding game.

Captained India to the 2-0 lead that won the series, won all three tosses, and shared the 113-run partnership with Virat Kohli that decided the first ODI, making 37 off 56 balls. Then fell first ball to Jacob Duffy in Wellington and left for the Test squad. His captaincy delivered the series position; his batting, 37 runs in two innings, did not match it.

Stepped in at the top for the two Mount Maunganui games when Gill left, and could not convert the opportunity. Was caught at second slip off Jamieson for 5 off 13 in the fourth match and made 18 off 27 before falling to Duffy in the fifth. Took a diving catch at deep square leg to remove Will Young in the decider, the highlight of a quiet return.

Played only the fourth ODI and was taken apart on the one day New Zealand's batters dominated: 8 overs, no wicket, 73 runs (9.13 an over) as Will Young and Finn Allen attacked him. Axar Patel's control in the same innings (2 for 39 in 10 overs) underlined the contrast. One bad game in a rout is a small sample, but it was the worst bowling return of the series by economy.

A series to forget with the bat: 0, 23, 0 and 7, both ducks in the first over, a six-ball duck to Kyle Jamieson in Auckland and a first-ball duck to Matt Henry's opening delivery of the 4th ODI, then 7 off 13 in the finale before chipping Fisher to short midwicket in the sixth over. His 30 runs came at 7.50. The one fielding highlight was his run-out of Daryl Mitchell in Auckland. At 39, with the 2027 World Cup build under way, this tour raises the questions his reputation usually answers. He failed in all four of his innings, the worst return of any batter who batted four times in the series, which is why he sits at the bottom of the table.

New Zealand's best player. Nine wickets at 16.00, three in every match he bowled in: 3 for 49 in Auckland, including Virat Kohli; 3 for 35 in Wellington, removing Gill first ball and Kohli again inside four overs; and 3 for 60 in the decider, where he broke the Kishan stand and bowled Arshdeep to finish the innings. Rested for the fourth ODI, the one game New Zealand won, which is the selectors' irony, not his fault. His economy of 6.50 reflects how hard India went at him in the short chases; his strike rate and wickets column tell the real story.

Missed the first three games, starting with the collision with Devon Conway in fielding practice on the eve of the first ODI that ruled Conway out of the series, played the fourth ODI, and produced the spell of the series: a triple-wicket maiden first over, dismissing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer for ducks, on his way to career-best figures of 6 for 27 in 9.4 overs and Player of the Match in the 244-run win. Then did not play the decider. He played one game, and availability is all that capped his rating.

The series' leading run-scorer by 52 runs, built almost entirely on one innings: 125 off 108 balls (14 fours, 4 sixes) in the fourth ODI, the only century of the series, which set up the 333 that produced the 244-run margin. Outside it he made 9, 6 and 22, so the average of 40.50 flatters a feast-or-famine series, but the feast won a game by 244 runs. He also started the fifth-ODI chase nicely with 22 before pulling Arshdeep to a diving Gaikwad at deep square leg.

Consistent pressure across three bowling innings: 1 for 34 in 7 overs in Auckland (dismissing Rohit), 3 for 35 in 10 overs in Wellington, and 1 for 12 (with two maidens) in 6 overs in the fourth ODI, when he also finished 19 not out. His five wickets came at 16.20 with an economy of 3.52, the best of any New Zealand seamer who bowled 20 or more overs. Rested for the fifth ODI ahead of the Tests.

Entered the series as a concussion substitute for Blair Tickner during the India innings at Wellington (taking 1 for 23), was named in the Hamilton XI, then took 3 for 31 in the fourth ODI and 2 for 28 in the fifth, removing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the decider. Six wickets at 13.67, the best average of any New Zealand bowler, in a breakout series for the 24-year-old.

His 55 off 104 balls in Wellington, on a day when nobody else passed 31, carried New Zealand to 134 and kept the game close enough that India won by only four runs on DLS, and he made 28 off 41 in Auckland before being run out by Rohit Sharma. Left for the Test squad after Hamilton. His 83 runs came at 41.50, the best average of any batter who faced 50 balls in the series.

Led New Zealand through the home series defeat with his own numbers intact: 83 runs at 20.75, with six sixes, and a decisive 10-1-47-3 in the fifth ODI that kept India to 209. His weakness was timing with the ball: he bowled only in the decider, so his spin was missing on the two DLS days when control mattered. Made 24 off 31 in the final chase before falling to Naman Dhir with the game slipping away.

The second-highest run-scorer in the series with 110 runs at a strike rate of 94.02: top-scored for New Zealand in Auckland with 38, fell for a duck in Wellington, then blasted 58 off 48 in an 85-run opening stand with Will Young that launched the 333 in the fourth ODI. Took the gloves in the final two games and claimed six catches across the series. His 14 in the decider, caught by Thakur off Siraj, was the start of the collapse.

Smashed a career-best 34 off 23 balls at Eden Park (four sixes, including three in one over off Arshdeep), then was hit by a ball while batting in Wellington and replaced under the concussion protocol during India's innings, with the mandatory stand-down also ruling him out of Hamilton and the fourth ODI. Returned for the 5th ODI to dismiss Shreyas Iyer (1 for 24 in 5 overs) and make 14 with the bat. His bowling never got going: 0 for 38 in Auckland and one wicket in the series.

Played the two Mount Maunganui games as the second spinner and was tidy rather than decisive: 12 overs for 41 runs and one wicket (Axar Patel for 46 in the decider, from 10-0-35-1), with an economy of 3.42, bettered only by Anshul Kamboj (2.61) among bowlers who sent down 10 or more overs. Made 15 and 19 with the bat, falling for 19 off 33 in the middle of the decisive chase when New Zealand needed impetus.

Called up after injuries to Chapman and Ravindra and finished as New Zealand's top scorer in the decider with 31 off 42 balls (five fours), holding the chase together before Yash Thakur bowled him. Made 8 in the fourth ODI. Two games is a thin basis for judgement, but he was the one New Zealand batter who looked set in the game that decided the series.

Blasted 41 off 30 balls in a 90-run stand with Will Young in the fourth ODI, the fastest innings of that match, then was bowled by Siraj for 1 in the decider when New Zealand needed his powerplay hitting most. Took three catches across the two games, including Rohit Sharma in the first over of the rout. The 41 was real; the follow-up was the story of his series.

A support role in the two Mount Maunganui games: four overs for 26 runs and no wicket as the fifth bowler, but a useful 22 off 22 balls from No. 8 in the 333, and 16 off 35 in the decider while the chase died around him. Neither his bowling nor his batting changed a game, and both were respectable.

Dismissed Shubman Gill in Auckland and kept things tight in Wellington (5-1-19-0) without adding a wicket, finishing with one wicket at 40.00 and an economy of 4.14 across 9.4 overs. Named in the Hamilton XI, then moved across to the Test squad. A holding series rather than a breakthrough one.

Brought into the squad early after Devon Conway was concussed in a collision with Matt Henry in fielding practice on the eve of the first ODI, and batted at No. 3 in Mount Maunganui, making 4 (stumped by Kishan off Axar) and a watchful 24 off 45 balls in the decider before being bowled by Arshdeep. Occupied the crease without ever threatening to take the chase away from India.

Two short innings, 9 off 11 and 11 off 26, before leaving with the Test group. Took three catches, including both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in Wellington, which is the best that can be said of his series: the batting never started.

The top-rated player of the preceding T20I series (9.5, with 341 runs) never got going here: a laboured 30 off 51 balls in Auckland and a four-ball duck in Wellington, out to Gurnoor Brar in both innings. Left for the Test squad after Hamilton with 30 runs at 15.00, the sharpest format-to-format drop of the tour.

Scored 3 (11) and 7 (22) as wicketkeeper-batter before leading New Zealand in the Tests. Kept for two catches, including Shubman Gill in Auckland and Shreyas Iyer in Wellington, but with the bat he was a passenger in a side that needed middle-order runs in both DLS games.