With just two days left to build on their biggest ever ODI win, India continues its preparations for the 2023 World Cup, with great confidence over the world No. 1. One team New Zealand in Hyderabad, the first of three ODI series starting Wednesday (18 January).
India’s striking system is pretty entrenched, as her 3-0 win over Sri Lanka proves, especially with the change in starting order for this series being temporary. That and Jasprit Bumra’s belated return to whiteball cricket – a precautionary measure taken early in his home season – are set to strengthen the squad ahead of India’s October marquee event. This allows for further experiments to test bench strength. November.
A combination of KL Rahul’s vacation due to family responsibilities and Shreyas’ last minute update on his Ayer injury allows Indian management to narrow down both Shubman Gir and Ishankishan to his eleven. . Uncapped Rajat Patidar is unlikely to break into XI anytime soon, despite being called to replace Iyer in ODI’s squad.
Arshdeep Singh has been ruled out in favor of Shardul Thakur, who was previously not selected for the Sri Lanka series, while rest of Axar Patel retired Shahbaz Ahmed after last playing in last year’s Bangladesh tour. . The Washington Thunder, who can put up a pretty useful match against many left-handers in New Zealand’s lineup, were able to get him for that spot.
Meanwhile, New Zealand crosses the border with her strong 2-1 win in Pakistan, looking to build on the gains made from a good performance in subcontinental conditions.
Amid the busy schedule leading up to the start of the World Cup, visitors were also paying attention to the amount of work the players were doing. New Zealand completely rested their two oldest players, Kane Williamson and Tim Southey, in six white-ball games. Williamson was New Zealand’s top run scorer in his previous ODI assignment with 164 runs at an average of 54.67, while Southey was one of the top three wicket takers in the three-match series.
However, his lack of two of the most successful players in no way diminishes the threat New Zealand poses. Devon Conway, who plays in the 1st and 50s, and Glenn Phillips, who single-handedly scored the decider in Karachi last week, could prove to be highly disruptive on the batting-friendly surfaces India has to offer. , hosts hosts on a toe keep… their stand.
When: Wednesday, January 17 at 1:30 PM IST
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
What to expect: Clear blue skies, a sunny afternoon and no chances of rain interruption whatsoever.
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India
There’s no update on Yuzvendra Chahal’s shoulder injury he sustained while diving in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, which has now kept him out for two straight games. Axar’s absence will allow India to try out Washington Sundar for an extended period in that no.7 slot. Shardul Thakur may get a look in at some point in the series maybe ahead of Umran Malik, who picked up key middle-overs wickets but bowled at an economy of more than 6.8 in both games against Sri Lanka and was rested for the third.
Probable XI:Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik/Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj
New Zealand
Henry Nicholls could be the front-runner to replace Williamson in the XI from their last game, while in the bowling department the toss up would be between the returning medium-pace allrounder Dough Bracewell or Blair Tickner. All three last played for New Zealand between April-July 2022.
Playing XI:Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C, wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner/Dough Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson