India and New Zealand is all set to lock horns once again in the 50 overs format. After a successful tour of Pakistan, black caps would want to win the three-match series against India too. However, it won’t be easy for them as India will also be playing against New Zealand after brutally thrashing Sri Lanka in ODIs.
The first match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi international stadium, Hyderabad tomorrow at 1:30 pm. Both the team have reached their destination and have also started training ahead of the first battle.
After clean swiping Sri Lanka at home grounds. Now Team India is all set to take on Kane Williamson’s New Zealand. However, Kane will not be a part of this series. Men in Blue will play host to the black caps once against but this time for a 3-match ODI series and 3-match T20 series. Moreover, both the team will want to win the game and present better numbers before the ODI World Cup.
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IND vs NZ Time, Venue and Schedule
First ODI: 18 January (1:30 pm) – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Second ODI: 21 January (1:30 pm) – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
Third ODI: 24 January (1:30 pm) – Holkar Stadium, Indore
IND vs NZ ODI Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (WK), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (WK), Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik.
New Zealand Cricket Board has also announced the squad for the India Tour. Regular captain Kane Williamson is rested for the ODI and T20 series against India. And experienced Tom Latham will lead team New Zealand in the 3 matches ODI series against India.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (Captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner.
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