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3rd ODI: Michael Bracewell left field after sustaining calf injury

New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell sustained a left calf injury while fielding during the third ODI against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

ANI Jan 18, 2026 21:23 IST googleads

Michael Bracewell (Photo: BCCI)

Indoor (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell sustained a left calf injury while fielding during the third ODI against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
The development was confirmed by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on their social handle X. The NZC further added that Bracewell is unlikely to return for the remainder of the match, and Daryl Mitchell will be the stand-in on-field captain for the Black Caps.
"Michael Bracewell left the field after sustaining a left calf injury and is unlikely to return. Daryl Mitchell is standing in as on-field captain," NZC wrote on X.
Meanwhile, New Zealand posted a challenging score of 337/8 in 50 overs in the do-or-die contest against India in the indoor after being asked to bat first.
Daryl Mitchell smashed his consecutive century in the series. The right-handed batter hammered 137 runs off 131 deliveries, including 15 fours and one six.
Glenn Phillips played a superb knock of 106 runs off 88 deliveries, with nine fours and three sixes.
Towards the end, captain Michael Bracewell's unbeaten 28 off 18 deliveries, including four boundaries, guided New Zealand to 337/8 in 50 overs. With the ball, Arshdeep Singh (3/63) and Harshit Rana (3/84) scalped three wickets each for India.
The three-match ODI series is levelled 1-1, with India winning the first and New Zealand clinching the second.
Brief score: New Zealand 337/8 in 50 overs (Daryl Mitchell 137, Glenn Phillips 106; Arshdeep Singh 3/63, Harshit Rana 3/84) vs India. (ANI)

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