India Chase a 4-0 Lead at Eden Park as Selection Headaches Loom Over New Zealand

India arrive at Eden Park on Friday with the five-match T20 series against New Zealand already in the bag, but the fourth match still carries plenty of intrigue. The visitors have won all three games so far by chasing, and their most emphatic statement came in Wellington two days ago, where a target of 198 was overhauled with 40 balls to spare. Abhishek Sharma's century in that game sealed the series and underlined how comfortably India's batting has handled this tour. The selection questions now sit behind the stumps. Ishan Kishan, who missed the second and third matches with a low-grade adductor strain, has been batting in the nets, and his possible return creates a genuine puzzle. Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has seized his chance, while Sanju Samson has also been shuffled through the order. Captain Shreyas Iyer has already described one bowling switch as a tactical change, and with the series decided, wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy may get a chance to test themselves on Eden Park's famously short straight boundaries. New Zealand, meanwhile, remain short of frontline pace, with Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry ruled out of the remaining matches and Nathan Smith in line to return after a low-grade niggle. The hosts' seamers have gone at 12.85 runs per over against India in 2026, a number that explains why a near-sellout crowd of around 40,000 still expects runs.