Teams India and New Zealand will face off in the first ODI of a three-game series on Wednesday at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
IND VS NZ Forecast XI for First ODI
India will come into confidence against New Zealand after her 3-0 win over Sri Lanka in the ODI series. KL Rahul and Axar Patel are absent due to family reasons. Ishan Kishan will replace Rahul in him and Hardik Pandya will return after resting in his third ODI with Sri Lanka. Washington Sundar will largely replace Axar.
India Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik.
The Blackcaps will be without its full-time skipper Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. Tom Latham will lead the side. New Zealand is likely to field the same XI that faced Pakistan in the previous ODI, with Herny Nicholls replacing Williamson and youngster Henry Shipley coming in for Southee.
New Zealand Predicted XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wk/c), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Henry Shipley
DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM PREDICTION
Wicketkeeper: Tom Latham, Ishan Kishan
Batters: Devon Conway, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
Team Composition: NZ 4:7 IND Credits Left: 10.5
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Rajat Patidar, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik.
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(wk/c), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Henry Shipley