IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, Head to Head and Other Things You Need To Know About India vs New Zealand Cricket Match in Hyderabad

India (IND) and New Zealand (NZ) are hot to trot in the first ODI of three-match series on Tuesday, January 18 2023, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. The first ODI starts at 01:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time). The two top-tier teams in white-ball cricket had a roaring outset to the world cup year. India continues their domination in bilateral fixtures as Men-in-blue had a banging ODI series win against the southern neighbour's Sri Lanka by 3-0 lead. Meanwhile, New Zealand also got off to a rolling start after handing over a series defeat to hosts Pakistan by a 2-1 margin. Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of India vs New Zealand ODI Series Due to a Back Injury, Rajat Patidar Named Replacement.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI Preview and Playing XI:

India's approach in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka has been upfront and attacking. However, New Zealand being a stern opponent relatively, won't come easy on Men-in-blue when they take on the battleground. With KL Rahul missing the upcoming series, it will be interesting to see whether Ishan Kishan gets an opening place if he is included in the playing XI while moving Shubman Gill down the order, who had an accomplished outing against Sri Lanka lately. Together with skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill seems to be a staunch answer to India's top-order concerns, which almost faded with a limited-overs series against Sri Lanka at home.

Virat Kohli's consistency is key to the Indian camp with ICC Men's World Cup in the line and luckily, the batter started off the year with a couple of hundreds in a series against Sri Lanka. New Zealand will be missing the regular skipper Kane Williamson and main pacer Tim Southee; meanwhile, wicket-keeper batter, Tom Latham will lead the side. India's last ODI campaign against New Zealand was held in 2022, in which the black caps sealed  series by 1-0. With India fairly dominant in home conditions, Rohit Sharma led India are favourites in the forthcoming series. Jr NTR Meets Yuzvendra Chahal and Surya Kumar Yadav; Pics of RRR Star With Indian Cricketers Go Viral!.

IND vs NZ Head-to-Head Record in ODI 

India and New Zealand have faced each other in a total of 116 ODIs. India outplayed New Zealand in 55 matches. New Zealand have won 50 matches. Ten matches ended with no result while one got tied.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Key Players

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Mini Battles

Virat Kohli vs Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips against Umran Malik are the two key battles to look forward to.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Venue and Match Timing 

The IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana on January 18 (Tuesday) and is scheduled to start at 01:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time). The toss will be held at 01:00 pm IST.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Live Telecast and Online Streaming

The Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster of the India vs New Zealand series 2023 in India and will provide live telecast of the first ODI on its channels. Disney+Hotstar, the OTT platform of Star Sports Network, will live stream the IND vs NZ series 2023.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2023 Likely Playing XI

IND Likely Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/Rajat Patidar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar/Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav

NZ  Likely Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Tom Latham (c and wk), Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 17, 2023 07:38 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).