Team India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is suffering from a right abductor strain which he suffered in the 1st T20I match vs New Zealand last week.
Published: October 26, 2026, 10:41 AM IST
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Team India batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of 3rd T20I vs New Zealand in Wellington(Source: X)
India vs New Zealand 2026 3rd T20: Shreyas Iyer and Team India will be aiming for their third win on the trot and seal an ODI series win when they take on New Zealand in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington on TuesdayThe visitors, however, are still dealing with an injury concern as world No1 T20I batter Ishan Kishan is set to miss the third T20I match as well.
Kishan, who played in the 1st T20I last week and scored 1, was ruled out of the 2nd T20I match due to a right abductor strainVaibhav Sooryavanshi replaced Ishan Kishan in the playing 11 and is set to continue for the 3rd game in Wellington as well with Kishan ruled out of next match too.
“Ishan Kishan is recovering well from his low grade right adductor strain, which he sustained during the first T20I of the series against New Zealand,” a BCCI statement on Monday read.
“He is yet to regain match fitness and is ruled out of the third T20I to be played on October 27, 2026 in WellingtonThe BCCI Medical Team is monitoring Ishan’s progressKumar Kushagra will continue to be with the team for the third T20I,” the statement added.
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Ishan Kishan is recovering well from his low grade right adductor strain, which he sustained during the first T20I of the series against New Zealand.
He is yet to regain match fitness and is ruled out of the third T20I to be played on October 27, 2026 in WellingtonThe BCCI Medical Team is monitoring Ishan’s progress.
Kumar Kushagra will continue to be with the team for the third T20I.
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Kishan is India’s leading run-getter in 2026 in T20I cricket with 1158 runs in 35 matchesThe Sunrisers Hyderabad batter needs only 7 runs to surpass former captain Suryakumar Yadav (1164 runs in 2022) to become the Indian batter with most runs in calendar year in T20I cricket.
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