ello and welcome to Sportstar’s Live protection of the IND vs NZ 1st ODI on the Eden Park in Auckland. Stay tuned as we get you all the newest updates.
Sedate begin from India openers
Sedate begin from the India openers as Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill are off the mark negotiating in opposition to Tim Southee and Matt Henry. Dhawan has hit two pretty boundaries and there may be only a trace of swing, not likely thretening and the ball will come properly onto the bat because the innings progresses.
Dhawan, Gill open innings
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill are within the center and will probably be Tim Southee with the brand new ball to Dhawan. Here we go!
Shikhar Dhawan at toss
“It’s an amazing place, I enjoy playing over here. No issues batting first, I would have bowled first. I feel the wicket is a bit sticky but the sun is out and it should dry out soon. With this team, we have played a few series earlier as well. It’s a good opportunity for all the youngsters to perform and show their talents. We are very fortunate that we’ve got Indians all over the world and they keep supporting us, we are grateful for it. We’ve got two debutants – Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik.”
New Zealand Playing XI
New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Latham(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
India Playing XI
India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Debut for Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh
Jammu and Kashmir speedster Umran Malik makes his debut together with Arshdeep Singh
Toss Update
New Zealand wins toss, opts to bowl first
Pitch Report by Murali Karthik & Anjum Chopra
“It’s beautiful day here in Auckland. It’s a drop-in surface. It’s been under covers for more than a day. We see an even covering of grass. The surface might dry up as the game progresses. There’s something in it for the seamers. Average score is 250. India will be tempted to chase but it’s about countering the swing.”
New Zealand Probable Playing XI
New Zealand Probable XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
India Probable Playing XI
India Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Shikhar Dhawan forward of India’s match
“We guys have been performing well for a period of time. At the same time, talking about myself, I have to keep performing. I know till the time I perform, it would be good for me. It keeps me on my toes and keeps me hungry.”
Gill as opener
Shubman Gill has proven his prowess as an ODI opener in a dozen video games he has performed to this point — he has a mean of 57-plus and a strike fee of 100-plus.
Who might be India’s openers?
Dhawan might be near 38 throughout subsequent 12 months’s World Cup. He has scored practically 1,000 runs in ODIs within the final two years. This is the one worldwide format he performs. Since T20 has extra priority, his appearances for India have been fairly sporadic. To put issues in perspective, each Kohli and Rohit have performed one-third of the variety of ODIs that Dhawan performed as they concentrated extra on Tests and T20Is.
India begins preparations for 2023 World Cup
After a protracted and eventful T20 experience, the Indian group will get a welcome respite and grapple with the wants of a distinct format for the subsequent week. The three-match ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand which begins on Friday will mark the beginning of preparations for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup.
New Zealand squad
Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tom Latham
India Squad for New Zeakand ODIs
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant