Match: IND vs NZ, 1st ODI, New Zealand Tour of India 2026
Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara 🇮🇳
Toss: India won and chose to bowl first
🧾 Live Scorecard — Innings of New Zealand (NZ)
| Team | Runs | Wkts | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 36/0 | (8.0 ov) | |
| Openers: | Devon Conway | 21 (27) | |
| Henry Nicholls | 13* (19) |
Run Rate: 4.50 RPO
(Batting first after India opted to bowl)
Bowling — India
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | 1.1 | 6 | 0 |
| (Other bowlers yet to bowl) |
🛡️ Key Match Situation
- New Zealand openers Conway and Nicholls are unbeaten as NZ gets off to a cautious but steady start against India’s bowling attack.
- Devon Conway has produced a couple of boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking.
- India’s early bowling has been tight but without breakthroughs yet.
🧑🤝🧑 Playing XIs (Confirmed)
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok
🧠 Match Notes
- This game marks the first men’s ODI to be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
- India has used a six-bowler attack after electing to bowl first.
- New Zealand’s batters are starting cautiously, building a steady foundation.
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