The cricket fans are ready to witness yet another big battle of the ODI cricket. The 1st ODI match of India tour of New Zealand, 2020 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 5th February 2020 at Seddon Park, Hamilton. We are posting safe, secure and accurate today match prediction of all matches of India and New Zealand.

The way how team India started its way to this important tour of New Zealand was just outstanding. They had a whitewash over the host team in the T20 series as they won all five matches where they won two T20 matches in super over. The regular captain of team India, Virat Kohli will be leading the side in this series of three ODIs. India is the second-best ODI team of the world.

New Zealand failed to give their best performance in the recent T20 series. They faced a whitewash on their home ground. They took two T20s matches closer but failed to win. New Zealand had not made many changes in their final squad for the ODI series. Kane Williamson will be leading the ODI squad for these three ODIs and with him, Rose Taylor and Martin Guptill will be handling the batting order. Colin de Grandhomme, Scott Kuggeleijn, Mitchell Santner, and James Neesham are the part of the squad as an all-rounder. Hamish Bennett, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, and Ish Sodhi will be handling the bowling department of the New Zealand side.

New Zealand had played a total of 769 ODI matches where they won 348 and Opposing teams won 375 matches. Their 40 ODI matches were ended without any result and six matches were tied.

India had played 984 ODI matches. They won 513 matches while opposing teams won 421 matches. Their 41 matches were ended without any result and nine matches were tied.

India had faced New Zealand in 107 ODI matches where India won 55 and New Zealand 46 matches. Five matches between these two teams were ended with no result and one match was tied.

According to our match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make India a favorite team to win this match.

• India had won the T20 series against New Zealand easily
• The performance of team India had been outstanding in this tour
• India has a strong batting order in the side
• The bowling unit of India is also strong and looks in good form
• The home conditions and crowd will also helpful for New Zealand

Team India had performed well in the T20 series and is in excellent form. They also have a strong bowling unit in the side, so the winning chances of today match for India have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 52% chance to win this match
New Zealand has 48% chances to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st ODI match of this series is scheduled to be held at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Pitch here in this stadium is a batting favored and with a little bit bounce that may help the seamers. Spinners can play a key role in this pitch. A score of near about 290 runs should be as a par.

The weather forecast for Hamilton is average for this match. There are some chances of rain and that is possible that we may have a short match.

Dream11 Prediction for New Zealand vs India. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of India and New Zealand is mentioned under.

Wicket-Keepers:
L Rahul
R Pant
Batsmen:
V Kohli
K Williams
M Guptoill
All-Rounders:
S Dube
J Neesham
M Santner
Bowlers:
J Bumrah
M Shami
I Sodhi

Date: Wednesday, 5th February 2020
Time: 02:00 AM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL

Stadium: Seddon Park
Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
Opened: 1950
Capacity: 10,000 with flexibility to 30 000
Known as: Trust Bank Park; WestpacTrust Park; Westpac Park
Ends: Members End, City End
Time Zone: UTC +13:00
Home to: Northern Districts
Other Sports: it is home to Hockey, Rugby and Rugby League
Floodlights: Yes
Curator: Andy Brown

Total matches: 36
Matches won batting first: 11
Matches won bowling first: 23
Average 1st Inns scores: 233
Average 2nd Inns scores: 212
Highest total recorded: 363/4 (50 Ov) by WI vs NZ
Lowest total recorded: 92/10 (30.5 Ov) by IND vs NZ
Highest score chased: 350/9 (49.3 Ov) by NZ vs AUS
Lowest score defended: 182/9 (35 Ov) by NZ vs SL

Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar. (will be updated).