New Zealand vs India 4th T20I prediction, lineups and Eden Park pitch report — who will win?

India have already won the series, and New Zealand are running out of bowlers. The fourth T20I at Eden Park on Friday (12.30pm IST) will offer the hosts little comfort.

India chased 199 in 13.2 overs in Wellington, scoring 118 in the first six, the highest powerplay total in men's T20I history. Now they move to a ground where the boundaries are very short.

New Zealand vs. India prediction: Who will win?

India have scored at 10.45 an over across 38 T20Is this year, the best of any Full Member. New Zealand have managed 9.37 across 23 innings. Finn Allen apart, their batters do not hit with the same power, and their bowling attack has been stripped back further. Lockie Ferguson is out for the rest of the series, joining Matt Henry and Zak Foulkes on the injury list. Blair Tickner may play.

India have won 22 of their 34 T20Is against New Zealand, losing 11 with one tie, and they have taken eight of the last nine meetings. Their only real choice is how much to rest, with the ODI and Test series still to come. Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Dube have yet to play on this tour, and Mayank Yadav could return. Even so, the top order of Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer would be hard for any attack to contain.

The Cricket News Prediction : India to win.

New Zealand vs India predicted lineups, team news for 4th T20I

India's one doubt is Ishan Kishan, who missed the second and third T20Is with a groin strain. Naman Dhir has settled quickly into international cricket, and his hitting has given the middle order extra power in the absence of Hardik Pandya.

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy or Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh

New Zealand are without Henry, Foulkes and Ferguson. Auckland's Bevon Jacobs could make his first international appearance at his home ground.

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Blair Tickner

New Zealand vs India pitch report, 4th T20I, Eden Park, Auckland

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