IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, 1st ODI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for New Zealand tour of India 2026
India is set to face New Zealand in the 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday, January 11.
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In the 1st ODI match of the New Zealand tour of India 2026, India (IND) is set to face New Zealand (NZ). The New Zealand tour will begin with a three-match ODI series followed by a 5-T20I match series. The big good news for the Indian team will be that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are available in this series, who had also performed brilliantly against South Africa in the last ODI series. Apart from this, the team's vice-captain, Shreyas Iyer, has got clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is ready to play. India has recently performed brilliantly against New Zealand, hence they will be the favourites to win this series.
On the other hand, some, because some of New Zealand's senior players won't play in this series, might lag behind India. Whereas in the last five head-to-head matches against India, New Zealand has not won a single match. So, they will be under pressure to perform well.
Match Information
India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
New Zealand tour of India, 11 Jan 2026, Sun, 1:30 PM IST, Kotambi Stadium
Match Starts In
00:00:48:12
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Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
India
Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, KL Yadav, H Rana, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, S Iyer, Shubman Gill (C), RA Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj
Bench : Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, K Nitish Kumar Reddy
New Zealand
Devon Conway (wk), DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell (C), Glenn Phillips, Zak Foulkes, KA Jamieson, WA Young, HM Nicholls, NF Kelly, Adithya Ashok, MD Rae
Bench : Mitchell Hay, JA Clarkson, Kristian Clarke, Jayden Lennox
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
55%
Pace Bowling
45%
Spin Bowling
65%
Batting Pitch
276
Average Score
35%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Rohit Sharma IND | BAT
Rohit Sharma is an outstanding ODI player. He made many historical innings in the ODI format. Moreover, he was also in good form, scoring 487 runs in the last 10 matches.
Virat Kohli IND | BAT
Virat Kohli is the best ODI cricketer of this generation. He performed well in recent matches. Moreover, he scored 572 runs in the last 10 games. India will expect a great inning from him in this match.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Michael Rae
NZ | BOWL
Washington Sundar
IND | ALL
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Jan 11 2026 12:02 PM
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