WATCH: Mayank Yadav strikes thrice after replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar in 4th T20I vs NZ


Indian pacer Mayank Yadav was the main wicket-taker for Shreyas Iyer’s side in the 4th T20I match vs New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.

Written by: Devadyuti Das

Published: October 30, 2026, 2:21 PM IST






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India’s Mayank Yadav celebrates after claiming a wicket in 4th T20I match vs New Zealand on Friday(Source: X)


IND vs NZ 2026 4th T20: Team India made a huge call by deciding to drop their most experienced bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the 4th T20I match against New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland on FridayEven with the series already in the bag, Shreyas Iyer’s side decided to enter the game with the best possible line-up by dropping Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bring in Ishan Kishan and Mayank Yadav to the playing 11.

Bhuvneshwar had made his comeback into the Indian side after nearly 4 fours out of international cricketHowever, he has conceded 139 runs in 12 overs in the first three T20I games while claiming only 1 wicketMayank, who had played in the 1st T20I match in Christchurch before being replaced by Prince Yadav, repaid his captain’s faith by claiming 3 crucial wickets even as New Zealand posted a massive total.


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The Lucknow Super Giants was handed the new ball for the first over of the innings and struck immediately by dismissing Tim Seifert for just 3, caught at third man by Prince YadavThe Delhi pacer went for 20 runs in the next over but struck back to catch Daryl Mitchell plumb leg-before for 24 off 9 balls with a fast yorker.

Mayank, who was retained for Rs 11 crore by Sanjiv Goenka’s LSG ahead of IPL 2026, came back for his second spell and dismissed in-form batter Bevon Jacobs for 7.

WATCH Mayank Yadav’s three wickets in 4th T20I vs New Zealand HERE…

However, Mayank Yadav couldn’t finish the innings on a highBlack Caps all-rounder Michael Bracewell smashed him for three sixes in his final over which leaked 20 runs as Mayank Yadav ended up with 3 for 48 in 4 overs.

It was the second time in the last 5 matches that Mayank had claimed three wickets in the matchEarlier this month, he had picked up 3 for 36 in the T20I match against West Indies at RanchiMayank now has 17 wickets in 12 T20I matches for India in his career.

Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy revealed ahead of the game by Team India are not doing much experimentation with their playing 11“The first thing GG (Gautam Gambhir) told us that it’s a five-match series and we look to win every matchSo that’s the goalAnd the next two matches we’ll be taking it as a two-match seriesSo we need to win both the matches,” he said.

Speaking about the depth in Indian cricket, Chakravarthy who is yet to feature in the playing 11, said, “Playing in India, the best thing that you want to happen for yourself is being in the contentionSo you need to keep pushing yourself because there’s so much talent comingAnd you just can’t have, if you go back home, you can’t just restSo it’s just need to keep pushing yourself and try to do well.”

Earlier, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer once again won the toss and elected to bowl first at Eden Park in Auckland.



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