New Zealand vs India 4th ODI Prediction and Betting Odds

The five-game One Day International series between New Zealand and India has been impacted heavily by rain, with the third game called off without a single ball being bowled.

The 4th ODI is scheduled to take place on Friday, November 13 – and this time the weather is looking much kinder. So, expect action to get underway in Tauranga at 13:00 AEDT.

Quick Picks

Our pick: India to win

Value bet: Mitchell to score a 50

Long shot: Run total over for first team to bat

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It’s been an incredibly disappointing series for the Black Caps, as they are 2-0 down after the first three ODIs. Both have been decided by the Duckworth-Lewis System, with the hosts failing to post a score beyond 200.

The 1st ODI saw India win by five wickets after chasing a revised target of 143 with 56 balls remaining. The visitors would then record a win by four runs using DLS in the 2nd ODI, with New Zealand posting just 134 before being bowled out after 40.2 of 47 overs.

India weren’t great, as they stumbled to 113/7 from their 26 overs. With rain shaping so many of these results, it is worth having the DLS method explained before you weigh up Friday's contest.

Daryl Mitchell notched 55 off 104 balls for the hosts in that match, the only player to reach 50+. Mitchell Satner chipped in with 31, while India’s Shreyas Iyer led India’s charge with 30. 

Gurnoor Brar claimed 4/30 from 10 overs, while Kyle Jamieson (10 overs) and Jacob Duffy (7 overs) both had 3/35.

Tim Seifert was bowled for a five-ball duck, with Glenn Phillips going for zero from four balls, having been two of New Zealand’s three top-scorers in the 1st ODI. 

Shubman Gill couldn’t add to his 37 from the 1st ODI, as he was caught by Henry Nicholls in the slips on his very first ball.

Betting Markets to Watch

New Zealand have been far from putting on a winning total when batting first – and the ODI cricket odds reflect this, with India being made the early favourites.

Mitchell is the only player to have had any sort of some form with the bat for the Black Caps, with his 55 following on from 28 in the 1st ODI. 

He has value to score another 50, as his ODI average over the last five games sits at 40.80. He has two half-centuries across those games, and is also the leading run-scorer in this series.

Virat Kohli struggled in Wellington, as he was dismissed for a run-a-ball 7. That followed a decent 74 in Auckland, though, where he punished short bowling by hitting 13 fours and a six. So, he could be worth value to lead India in the scoring.

Brar and Duffy offer value for their respective markets in leading wicket-takers. Both have form, with 7 and 6 wickets, respectively.

Our Prediction

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We think India winning is the most likely outcome of the 4th ODI.

For a long shot, we think there’s a plausible possibility for the runs scored to be over the total for whichever team bats first.

Bay Oval’s average first-innings ODI score is around 268 across 12 full-length games. Of course, it depends on whether the rain holds off, but it’s worth considering despite the poor form both appear to be in.