NZ vs IND Dream11 Match Prediction | 1st ODI | Team News

NZ vs IND | 1st ODI

NZ vs IND Dream11 Match Prediction: After humiliating the Blackcaps in the 5-match T20I series, the caravan of team India will move into the 3-match ODI series which gets underway tomorrow, i.e. 5th February at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Both teams have undergone many transitions in the ODI setup, some were forcefull and some were obvious. The Blackcaps will be without the services of their skipper Kane Williamson who is out of the first two games due to a shoulder injury.

On the other hand, the visitors have received a big blow in the form of Rohit Sharma who is ruled out of both Tests and ODIs due to a calf injury. He sustained this injury in the final T20I which took place in Mount Maunganui.

With both teams dented with injuries, it would be interesting to see what combinations the two teams will come up in the first game.

The clash will take place at the Seddon Park, Hamilton, at 07:30 AM IST.

Here is the Dream11 prediction for NZ vs IND.

Quick Trivia

The last time when these two met at this very venue in an ODI, India were bowled out fora mere 92 and the hosts took the match inside 15 overs.

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Last two result at this venue

Jan 31, 2019: India 92/10 (30.5 Overs) were beaten by New Zealand 93/2 (14.4 Overs) by 8 wickets.

Feb 25, 2018: England 284/8 (50 Overs) were beaten by New Zealand 287/7 (49.2 Overs) by 3 wickets.

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Head to Head (Last 5 games)

New Zealand won: 02
India won: 02
No result: 01

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NZ vs IND Team News

New Zealand Team News

Unavailable:

• Kane Williamson (Injured and out for the first 2 games)

Replacement:

• Mark Chapman

Team Combination:

• In the absence of Kane Williamson, Tom Latham will be leading the side.
• Martin Guptill and Tom Latham will be opening the innings followed by Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls.
• James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme and Mitchell Santner will be the three all-rounders in the XI.
• Among the bowlers, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi and Hamish Bennett will definitely start.

Probable Playing11:
Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett.

 

India Team News

Unavailability:

• Rohit Sharma (injured)
• Shikhar Dhawan (injured)

Replacements:

• Prithvi Shaw
• Mayank Agarwal

Team Combination:

• Skipper Kohli has assured that Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will open the innings, whereas, KL Rahul will bat at no 5.
• Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer will follow the openers, whereas, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will be the spin options.
• Among the pacers, Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah will definitely start, whereas, one among Navdeep Saini or Shardul Thakur will make the cut.

Probable Playing11:
Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini/Shardul Thakur.

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IND Squad
Virat Kohli (c), Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jadhav, Navdeep Saini, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja

NZ Squad
Kane Williamson (c), Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Ish Sodhi (first ODI), Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Mark Chapman, Tom Latham, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.

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Fantasy picks from New Zealand:

• Ross Taylor: 350 runs from the last 9 innings in ODI’s averaging 38.88.
• James Neesham: 14 wickets from the last 9 ODIs at an economy rate of 5.26.
• Tom Latham: 128 runs from the last 4 ODI innings at an average of 32.

Fantasy picks from India:

• Virat Kohli: 507 runs from the last 10 ODI innings averaging 63.37.
• KL Rahul: 325 runs from the last 5 ODI innings averaging 65.
• Mohammad Shami: 16 wickets from last 9 matches in ODIs.

 

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Who will win Today match: We are backing India to win this contest.