IND vs NZ Prediction, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India will go head-to-head with New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series at BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday, January 11.

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India is coming into this series after defeating South Africa by 2-1 at home in December 2025. On the other hand, New Zealand defeated the West Indies by 3-0 at home in November 2025.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, ODI Series 2026, Match 1

Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, Sunday, January 11

Venue: BCA Stadium, Vadodara

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report

The average first innings score in List A cricket at this venue is 278, with batters finding a lot of assistance on this surface. However, spinners and slow bowlers will do well on this surface in the middle overs.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand

Devon Conway (wk), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, (c) Zak Foulkes, Josh Clarkson, Jayden Lennox, Kyle Jamieson, Aditya Ashok.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India.

These two sides have played a total of 120 ODIs against each other. While India came out on top in 62 games, New Zealand could secure only 50 victories. With home advantage on their side, we can expect India to come out on top in this game quite comfortably, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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