IND vs NZ: India eye on winning start in ODIs; India gives target of 350 runs

In the first of a three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand, India has won the toss and chosen to bat first. Team India gives the target of 350 runs to New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND LIVE SCORE

79/3 (16)

INDIA LIVE SCORE

349/8 (50)

In the first ODI aganist New Zealand Shubman Gill hits maiden double century and also becomes fastest Indian ti notch up 1000 runs. Shubman Gill scored 208 runs in 149 runs.

Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, is all set to take on Tom Latham’s New Zealand in the first of a three-match ODI series at Hyderabad in Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, in the first ODI series, all eyes are on Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that India team star batter Shreyas Iyer had been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a back injury.

“He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Shreyas Iyer,” BCCI said.

India will begin the series with the 50-over matches starting on 18 January which consists of three T20Is and three ODIs.

Moreover, against the Sri Lanka series, team India thrashed the series, in which star batter Virat Kohli showed an extraordinary performance.

India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.

New Zealand:
Tom Latham (captain), Finn Allen, Doug Bracewell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.