- By Vishal Pushkar
- Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:13 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The New Zealand Cricket Team has decided to release pacer Kristian Clarke and batter Tim Robinson ahead of the dead-rubber fourth T20I against Team India on January 28. New Zealand Cricket, in their press release, revealed that Jimmy Neesham, Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Seifert have joined the squad in Visakhapatnam.
Notably, star opener Finn Allen will join the side for the fifth and final T20I against Team India scheduled to take place on January 31.
"Kristian Clarke and Tim Robinson have been released from the BLACKCAPS T20 squad in India, with Jimmy Neesham, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert now in camp. Finn Allen will be the final squad member to join the side on Thursday in Trivandrum," New Zealand Cricket wrote on X.
India's unbeaten run in T20I bilateral continues
India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series with an easy win in Guwahati, where Abhishek Sharma recorded the second-fastest fifty by an Indian in T20I history. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side hasn't lost a T20I series since winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and would go into the 2026 edition in fine form.
Sharma made 68 runs in just 20 balls, including seven fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 340.
Abhishek Sharma's fifty, paired with Suryakumar Yadav's blistering unbeaten 57 off 26 balls, propelled India to a convincing eight-wicket win, chasing 154 runs in just 10 overs.
IND vs NZ Updated Squads:
New Zealand’s updated squad: Mitchell Santner (C), Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (WK), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Bracewell, Bevon Jacobs, Finn Allen (only for 5th T20I)
India’s updated T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (VC), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ravi Bishnoi
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