The 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India, 2023 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 18th January 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

India had won 19 ODI series played at their home conditions. It was back in 2013 when India lost a home series against Pakistan but things are difficult now and it is very difficult for any team to beat India in India. It is also an interesting fact that India won 26 out of 35 ODI matches played against New Zealand at their home conditions and they lost just eight matches. India is a clear favorite team to win this match we have some questions about the batting lineup of team India. KL Rahul and Axar Patel had just been good in the recent ODI series but now had been dropped from this series.

We think that India will replace KL Rahul and Axar Patel with Ishan Kishan and Washington Sundar. Ishan Kishan is a regular opening batsman and we think that he will have to bat at another number or they will drop Shubhman Gill to get an opening place for Ishan Kishan. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubhman Gill handled the top batting order of India against Sri Lanka and we think that they will replace Shubhman Gill with Ishan Kishan. Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, and Washington Sundar will handle the middle batting order. Mohammad Siraj was good against India and picked nine wickets in three ODI matches. He will be handling the bowling unit with Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, and Mohammad Shami.

New Zealand is playing this series without Kane Williamson and Tim Southee. These both players were just good in the recent series against Pakistan. Kane Williamson was the highest run-scorer while Tim Southee picked the most wickets. Tom Latham is going to lead the blackcaps in the absence of Kane Williamson. There is a lot of depth in the batting order of New Zealand and India should not take this side lightly. Devon Conway and Finn Allen will open the batting inning of New Zealand. Henry Nicholls will be batting at number three. Finn Allen is an aggressive batsman and plays shorts freely in power play overs.

The pitches in India are flat and good for batting and we think that Finn Allen will perform well in this series. Devon Conway is in good form which is a good sign for New Zealand. He scored 153 runs in the ODI series against Pakistan. The middle batting order of New Zealand is also strong. Glenn Phillips, Daryll Mitchell, and Tom Latham will be taking care of the middle batting order. Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell can also bat well in the middle overs. These both batsmen are known as hard hitters and as we said earlier that pitches in India are good form batting, we are sure that these players will play a main role for New Zealand in this series.

India had played a total of 1023 ODI matches where they won 535 matches and opposing teams won 436 matches. Their 43 matches ended with no result and nine matches were tied.

New Zealand had played a total of 795 ODI matches so far. They won 366 while other teams won 381 matches. 42 matches of New Zealand came with no result six matches were tied.

India played 113 ODI matches against New Zealand where they won 55 matches and New Zealand had won 50 matches. 07 matches between New Zealand and India came without any result while one match was tied.

According to today’s prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why India is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• India had beaten Sri Lanka recently in the ODI series
• It is difficult to beat India in home conditions
• India had won 26 out of 35 ODI matches played in India
• New Zealand has much depth in batting and bowling units
• India has much strength in batting and bowling units

India is overall a strong and experienced team and they have a decent record while playing in their home conditions. They have strong batting order and bowling unit, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 60% chance to win this match
New Zealand has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in the decision of each and every match of this series. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India is going to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. It also has a bit of help for the spin bowlers. As per the live cricket score, a total of 300 runs should be par score.

The weather forecast in Hyderabad on match day is good for a cricket game. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

India: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson.

Captain: Shubhman Gill
Vice-Captain: Virat Kohli
Tom Latham, Finn Allen, Rohit Sharma, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, M Bracewell, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik

• Date: Wednesday, 18th January 2023
• Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL / 01:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
• Location: Hyderabad, India
• Opened: 2004
• Capacity: 38000
• Known as: Visaka International Cricket Stadium Ground
• Ends: Pavilion End, North End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Hyderabad (India), Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 6
• Matches won batting first: 3
• Matches won bowling first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 277
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 250
• Highest total recorded: 350/4 (50 Ov) by AUS vs IND
• Lowest total recorded: 174/10 (36.1 Ov) by ENG vs IND
• The highest score chased: 252/5 (48.5 Ov) by RSA vs IND
• The lowest score defended: 290/7 (50 Ov) by AUS vs IND

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Srikar Bharat, Shahbaz Ahmed.