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India is hosting New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, January 11th. The much awaited contest will be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara and is scheduled to get underway at 1:30 PM IST.
IND vs NZ 1st ODI preview, 2026
India
Looking at Team India, Shubman Gill returns to lead and is set to open, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli carrying strong form into the series with KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer back to adding stability through the middle.
Kuldeep Yadav remains the go-to spinner, while Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh lead a pace attack that gives India a well-rounded look against the Kiwis.
New Zealand
Coming to the New Zealand side, they are without several first-choice players, including Kane Williamson, but still boast plenty of experience in their batting through Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips.
Kyle Jamieson will shoulder the responsibility of leading an injury-hit bowling attack, while a group of young, fresh faces adds promise, with Michael Bracewell leading the squad.
Top run scorers in IND vs NZ ODIs
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Virat Kohli - 1657 runs
Virat Kohli tops IND vs NZ ODIs with 1657 runs, averaging 55.23, including six centuries and nine fifties, underlining his dominance in the rivalry.
Rohit Sharma - 1073 runs
Rohit Sharma sits second in IND vs NZ ODIs with 1073 runs in 29 innings, averaging 38.32, including two centuries and six fifties.
Shubman Gill - 623 runs
Shubman Gill has enjoyed facing the Kiwis in his early ODI career, scoring 623 runs at an average of 69.22, highlighted by his career-best 208 against them.
Top wicket-takers in IND vs NZ ODIs
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Kuldeep Yadav - 24 wickets
Kuldeep Yadav has taken 24 wickets in IND vs NZ fixtures across 13 matches, averaging 26.33, underlining his impact as India’s key spin weapon in the rivalry.
Ravindra Jadeja - 10 wickets
Ravindra Jadeja has taken 10 wickets against the Kiwis since his first appearance against them in 2010, adding valuable all-round contributions over the years for India in the fixture.
Mohammed Siraj - 7 wickets
Mohammed Siraj has taken 7 wickets in 4 IND vs NZ ODIs, averaging 25.57, making a promising impact in his limited appearances against the Kiwis.
IND vs NZ key stats
IND key records
- India has won 7 of the last 10 completed ODIs vs NZ.
- India has won each of their last five ODIs vs NZ at home.
- Virat Kohli was India's best ODI batter in 2025 - 651 runs, 65.1 average, 3 100s and 4 50s.
- Shreyas Iyer has an impressive average of 68.85 batting at 4 against NZ in ODIs with 2 centuries and 3 50s.
- Harshit Rana was India's highest wicket-taker in ODIs last year (2025) - 20 wickets at 25.55.
NZ key records
- New Zealand has lost four of their last five ODIs in India.
- Daryl Mitchell loves playing ODIs in India - 586 runs at 53.27 average.
- Daryl Mitchell was NZ’s best ODI batter in 2025 - 761 runs, 54.35 average.
- Glenn Phillips was averaging 70.6 with strike-rate of 115.35 in ODIs in 2025.
- Michael Bracewell against India in ODIs - 243 runs, 60.75 average and 140.46 SR.
- Josh Clarkson is the highest wicket-taker in NZ’s domestic one-day competition this season - 16 wickets at 11.37 average.
- Henry Nicholls is the highest wicket-taker in NZ’s domestic one-day competition this season - 306 runs, 76.50 average, 2 100s.
IND vs NZ key records which could be broken in 1st ODI, 2026
- Michael Bracewell is 88 runs away from 1000 ODI runs.
- Virat Kohli is 25 runs away from completing 28000 international runs.
- Virat Kohli is 42 runs away from becoming 2nd highest run scorer in international cricket.
- Rohit Sharma is 2 sixes away from completing 650 international sixes.
- Virat Kohli needs 94 runs to become India's highest ODI run scorer against NZ.
