India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI: Live Cricket Score

India have never lost an ODI series to New Zealand at home. Follow live cricket score and updates.

 

 

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October 22, 2017 | UPDATED 12:37 IST
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first ODI between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

12.36 IST: Getting prepared for a big-big match for the Kiwis. 

12.34 IST: The pitch looks ready for a good match. 

It will be a special occasion for the Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he prepares to take the field for the 200th time in one day internationals.

With 8,767 runs at an average of 55.13, and 30 centuries and 45 half-centuries, Kohli remains the key ODI player for India.

India take on New Zealand in Sunday's opener of the three-match ODI series, with the Black Caps getting some encouragement from their limited-overs performance last year.

India swept the Tests 3-0 in 2016 but only edged New Zealand 3-2 in the five-match ODI series.

There was surprise at Australia's 4-1 capitulation prior to this series but India's previous opponents relied more on pace than spin, despite slower wickets here.

Ashton Agar and Adam Zampa never started any of the five ODIs together, and New Zealand is not expected to make the same mistake with both Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi set to play in Mumbai. Martin Guptill and spin all-rounder George Worker will provide backup.

It makes for an intriguing spin vs spin battle, as Virat Kohli will look to deploy his two leg spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in tandem. Eventually, this short series could boil down to which team faces the spin challenge better.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, George Worker and Ish Sodhi.