Who Will Win Ind vs NZ 1st ODI?
New Zealand will begin their limited-overs tour of India with a three-match ODI series. The first of these matches is scheduled to be played on October 22 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Live action will begin at 1:30 PM local time.
Ind vs NZ 1st ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
At the Wankhede Stadium, the side batting first has won more often than the side fielding first. So the team that wins the toss in this match could elect to bat first. India, however, have won four of their last five ODIs at this ground in which they have fielded first. So the hosts make for a good bet if they are going to chase here.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs NZ 1st ODI....
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
India have not included the likes of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami in their squad. Dinesh Karthik and Shardul Thakur have been brought back while spinners Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav have been retained.
Key Players
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli are the pillars of this formidable Indian batting lineup. So most of the runs can be expected to come from the bats of these three players. MS Dhoni, as always, will be crucial in case of an early collapse. Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have all been in top form for a while. Bhuvneshwar however will be the key with the new ball.
Recent Form
India recently outplayed Australia 4-1 at home in a five-game ODI series. Prior to that, they beat the West Indies 3-1 in an away series before demolishing Sri Lanka 5-0 in their own backyard.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
New Zealand have drafted wicketkeeper-batsman Glenn Phillips and legspinner Todd Astle into their 15-man ODI squad. Batsmen George Worker, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls and fast bowler Matt Henry are the others to have been included.
Key Players
Tom Latham was the leading run-getter for New Zealand in ODIs on the team's last tour of India in 2016. Kane Williamson also batted well in that series and he even top-scored for his side in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. While the Kiwis will look to these two to score the big runs, bowling will depend on a lot on the likes of Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner. Southee took the most ODI wickets for New Zealand on the 2016 tour.
Recent Form
New Zealand were last seen in ODI action in the Champions Trophy in June where they lost two out of their three group-stage fixtures with one of them resulting in a washout. They will be coming into this series having lost their previous three matches.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips (wk), Colin de Grandhomme
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
India: W L W W W
New Zealand: L L L W W
India vs New Zealand Head to Head
India and New Zealand have never played a one-day international against each other at the Wankhede Stadium. However, these two nations have been head-to-head in 98 ODIs with the hosts leading the scoreline 49-43. One of those 98 matches is a tied game while five of them have not produced a result.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Betting Odds
India have been in stupendous form in one-day format in recent times. They have won 12 of their last 14 matches and most of them have been won quite convincingly. The hosts, unsurprisingly, are heavy favorites amongst the bookmakers to start this ODI series off with a win at very short odds of 1.39 on 1xbet and 1.36 on Bet365. New Zealand begin as underdogs for this game at a best price of 3.35 on Betfair and 3.20 on Bet365.
India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Prediction
India have a pretty good recent record in one-day internationals at the Wankhede having won four of their last five matches here. Although New Zealand ended up losing the series, they managed to give India a stiff competition on their previous tour. But it is going to be a lot tougher for Kane Williamson's men this time around as India are looking nearly unbeatable on their turf. With talented allrounders like Pandya and Jadhav in the side and with Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar boosting the death bowling, the Kiwis will have to bring their A-game right from the start. India are rolling along nicely in this format and so we predict them to win this opening encounter of the series.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat New Zealand in the first ODI at 1.39 with 1xbet and 1.36 with Bet365.
Oct 22, 2017
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, India
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