Publish Date: | Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:01 PM (IST)
IND vs NZ 1st ODI Match Preview: India and New Zealand will face each other in the ODI match on 18 January. The first match between the two teams will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. The match will start at 1.30 pm. Team India is on a high after winning the 3-0 ODI series against Sri Lanka. Here, New Zealand has also reached India after defeating Pakistan. The Indian team has won 50% of ODI matches in Hyderabad. Invincible here for 12 years.
pitch report
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is known for flat wicket. The wicket gets slower on this ground. Spinners will get more help here. The wicket here is conducive for batting. In the last six ODIs played at this stadium, the team won three by chasing the target. At the same time, the team batting first has won in three matches.
Hyderabad weather
According to the Meteorological Department, on January 18, it will be hot in the afternoon in Hyderabad. The day temperature is likely to be 31 degrees. There will be a drop in the temperature at night and the mercury will reach 17 degrees.
Shreyas Iyer out of the series
Indian team batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of this series due to injury. In his place, Rajat Patidar of Madhya Pradesh has been included in the team.
India vs New Zealand: Head to Head Records
113 ODI matches have been played between India and New Zealand. In which Team India has won 55 matches and Kiwi has won 50 matches. The New Zealand team has failed to win an ODI series on Indian soil for 34 years. The Black Caps last played an ODI series in India in 2017-18, where they faced a defeat.
India’s possible playing-11
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik.
New Zealand’s possible playing-11
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Blair Tickner, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.
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