Nitish Reddy out of ODI series against New Zealand, Siraj makes entry
Nitish released from remaining four ODI matches to prepare for Test series
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
6 November 2026, 6:13 pm · Updated 6:23 pm · 2 min read
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Team India has made a significant change in the five-match ODI series being played against New Zealand. According to information received by ANI, Nitish Kumar Reddy has been excluded from the remaining ODI matches. Nitish did not play in the first ODI and will now not be part of the final four matches of the series.
This decision by the team management has been taken with the aim of preparing Nitish Reddy for the upcoming Test series. He has been granted permission to prepare for the Test series starting from November 19. As part of this process, Nitish will play in the third unofficial Test match for India-A starting from November 7.
On the other hand, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has now joined Team India in Wellington. Siraj was playing the second unofficial Test match for India-A, due to which he could not join the team during the first ODI match played in Auckland. It is now expected that Siraj will lead India's pace attack in the second ODI. However, there are questions regarding whether he will be included in the playing eleven.
The first ODI match of the series was played on November 4 in Auckland. In this match, India fielded four fast bowling options - Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Akib Nabi, and Anshul Kamboj. All three bowlers, except Akib Nabi, performed well. Anshul Kamboj conceded only 22 runs in his 10-over spell, while Arshdeep Singh proved expensive but claimed four wickets.
In the first match, the New Zealand team was all out for 185 runs. Rain interrupted the match, due to which India was given a revised target of 143 runs via the DLS method. India achieved this target with 5 wickets remaining to secure victory. With this win, India leads the five-match series 1-0.
The second ODI match of the series will now be played on Saturday, November 7, in Wellington. It will be interesting to see who gets a place in the playing eleven after Siraj's entry. According to a report by ABP Asmita, Team India is now preparing its strategy for the second match.
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