By: Drcricket7 Staff
The five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will commence at the scenic HPCA Stadium. India are clear favorites to clinch the series, after whitewashing the Blackcaps in the Test series.
MS Dhoni’s men are clear favorites to clinch the series after winning the Test series convincingly. It will be interesting to see will they able to move ahead of the third-placed Blackcaps in the ICC ODI rankings.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Score & Live Streaming Information
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI will start at 1:30 pm IST. The match will be available live on Star Sports network. Viewers can watch the live streaming of the match HERE. 1st ODI Live Scores are available HERE & HERE.
The stats are heavily stacked against the Kiwis in the series. They haven’t won a series in India in all four attempts. In the last ODI series India won all five matches with a second string squad.
However, New Zealand have a decent record in the last few times they have faced the Indian team. The Blackcaps have won four matches out of the last five, while the one match got tied.
India Squad: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Umesh Yadav, Mandeep Singh and Kedar Jadhav.
New Zealand Squad: Kane Williamson (c), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Anton Devcich, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor and BJ Watling (wk).
