India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Match - Preview, Probable XI, Pitch Report, Weather Report, Top Picks & More

India and New Zealand are set to clash in the main round of a three-match ODI series on Wednesday, January 18. The Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Arena in Hyderabad will have the experience. India, captained by Rohit Sharma, began 2023 on a booming note, beating Sri Lanka 3-0 in a three-match ODI series. In the wake of fixing the series with wins in the initial two games in Guwahati and Kolkata, separately, India crushed the Islanders by 317 runs in a dead elastic in Trivandrum. Virat Kohli hit two centuries and was named player of the series. Mohammed Siraj was likewise remarkable, getting nine wickets, including a four-wicket pull in the last game. Shubman Gill likewise scored his second ODI hundred in Trivandrum. Kuldeep Yadav showed why he should be a customary individual from the Indian group, while Umran Malik bowled the quickest conveyance by an Indian pacer in worldwide cricket. The onus will likewise be on any semblance of Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya to convey against the Kiwis now. New Zealand will be without Kane Williamson and Tim Southee for the series. They will be captained by Tom Latham. Yet, the Kiwis will take some certainty from the way that they won the ODI series in Pakistan subsequent to going 0-1 down. Glenn Phillips was uncommon for them in the series. Pitch Report The contribute Hyderabad has for the most part been an amazing one for batting. A high-scoring match is by all accounts on the cards. Winning the throw and batting initially ought to be the way forward. Weather conditions Estimate There is no way of downpour and temperatures will drift around the 31-degree Celsius mark. Moistness won't be on the higher side, making the circumstances close to ideal for a round of cricket. India Key Players : Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj New Zealand Key Players : Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Lockie Ferguson Probable XI India Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur/Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami. New Zealand Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner/Jacob Duffy.