India is set to face New Zealand in the 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday, January 11.
Preview
In the 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026, India (IND) is set to face New Zealand (NZ). The New Zealand tour will begin with a three-match ODI series followed by a 5-T20I match series. The big good news for the Indian team will be that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are available in this series, who had also performed brilliantly against South Africa in the last ODI series. Apart from this, the team’s vice-captain, Shreyas Iyer, has got clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is ready to play. India has recently performed brilliantly against New Zealand, hence they will be the favourites to win this series.
On the other hand, some, because some of New Zealand’s senior players won’t play in this series, might lag behind India. Whereas in the last five head-to-head matches against India, New Zealand has not won a single match. So, they will be under pressure to perform well.
Match Information
India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
New Zealand tour of India, 11 Jan 2026, Sun, 1:30 PM IST ,Vadodara
Probable PlayingXI
India
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, S Iyer, Shubman Gill(C), Washington Sundar, RA Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, KL Yadav, H Rana, Mohammed Siraj
Bench: Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, K Nitish Kumar Reddy
New Zealand
Devon Conway, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell(C), Zak Foulkes, KA Jamieson, WA Young, HM Nicholls, NF Kelly, Glenn Phillips, Adithya Ashok, MD Rae
Bench: Mitchell Hay, JA Clarkson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Rohit Sharma IND | bat – 9
Rohit Sharma is an outstanding ODI player. He made many historical innings in the ODI format. Moreover, he was also in good form, scoring 487 runs in the last 10 matches.
Virat IND | bat – 9
Virat Kohli is the best ODI cricketer of this generation. He performed well in recent matches. Moreover, he scored 572 runs in the last 10 games. India will expect a great inning from him in this match.
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Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL-ROUNDER – 8.5
Daryl Mitchell is an excellent middle-order batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. Moreover, Daryl has scored 497 runs in the last eight matches, which shows how good form he is in.
Michael Bracewell NZ | ALL-ROUNDER – 8
Michael Bracewell is an excellent ODI all-rounder. Moreover, he scored 293 runs in the last 10 games. He will definitely be a key player in this match.
Budget
Kuldeep Yadav IND | bowl – 8.5
Kuldeep Yadav is a brilliant ODI bowler who is known for giving outstanding performances with the ball. Moreover, he also took 17 wickets in the last 8 games.
Zak Foulkes NZ | ALL-ROUNDER – 7.5
Zak Foulkes is an excellent Bowler who delivered outstanding performances in the recent past. Moreover, he took 9 wickets in the last 5 games.
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Michael Rae – NZ | BOWL – 8
Washington Sundar – IND | ALL – 7.5
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