IND vs NZ Match Prediction: A depleted New Zealand side gave India a run for their money in Vadodara in the 1st ODI of the three-match India vs New Zealand ODI series.
Set a target of 301, India escaped home by only six balls remaining and with four wickets in hand. In his new avatar in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli blazed 93 off 91 balls before KL Rahul formed partnerships of 37 (31) with Harshit Rana and 27* (16) with Washington Sundar to seal the chase.
Shubman Gill (56) and Shreyas Iyer (49) were other crucial contributors to India’s successful chase, while Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana were impressive with the ball. Missing a few key players, the Kiwis produced an applaudable performance with whatever resources they had.
The action now moves 280 kilometers from Vadodara to Rajkot for the second ODI.
India vs New Zealand team news:
Washington Sundar seemed to have picked up a side strain in the first ODI and will most likely miss the second ODI. Nitish Kumar Reddy is an all-rounder India have in the squad who could replace Sundar. Further, Prasidh Krishna might make way for Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand are expected to play the same XI that took the field in the previous match.
IND vs NZ head-to-head record in ODIs:
India have defeated New Zealand in 63 ODI matches and conceded a loss in 50 ODIs. There was one tied match between these two teams as well.
India vs New Zealand ODIs record:
Matches played: 121
- India won: 63
- New Zealand won: 50
- Tied: 1
- No Result: 7
IND vs NZ Match Prediction date and time:
- Date: January 14, Wednesday
- Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Time: 01:30 PM IST/08:00 AM GMT/09:00 PM NZDT
IND vs NZ Predicted Playing 11:
India predicted XI:
Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh/Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand predicted XI:
Michael Bracewell (c), Will Young, Devon Conway, Kristian Clarke, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Hay (wk), Zakary Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Adithya Ashok
India vs New Zealand pitch report of 2nd ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot:
The Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, has hosted four men’s ODI matches so far, wherein the average innings total was 306, indicating that a good ODI pitch like Vadodar’s is on the cards.
Interestingly, however, all four of those matches were won by the side batting second, which means that the track here slows down as the match moves forward, with the average first-inning total being 322.
There is no partial help for either the fast bowlers or the spinners in Rajkot.
IND vs NZ Toss Prediction:
New Zealand is predicted to win the toss.
IND vs NZ Most Runs Prediction:
Shreyas Iyer is predicted to score the most runs.
IND vs NZ Most Wickets Prediction:
Mohammed Siraj is predicted to take the most wickets.
IND vs NZ Player of the Match Prediction:
Shreyas Iyer is predicted to be the Player of the Match.
IND vs NZ Match Prediction: 3 players to watch out for in 2nd ODI
The 3 players to watch out for in India vs New Zealand are Devon Conway, Rohit Sharma, and Daryl Mitchell.
India vs New Zealand Todays Match Prediction: Who will win the 2nd ODI?
For the IND vs NZ Match Prediction, we predict that India will win the 2nd ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot.
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