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The first match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand is being played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. India won the toss and decided to bowl.
New Zealand has scored 122 runs for one wicket in 23 overs. Devon Conway and Will Young are at the crease. Harshit Rana broke the century partnership by getting Henry Nicholls (62 runs) caught out in the 22nd over. Nicholls was caught by wicketkeeper KL Rahul. match scoreboard
Henry Nicholls scored a half century on 60 balls. He completed his 16th ODI half-century.
Devon Conway also scored fifty on 60 balls.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitch Hay (wk), Jack Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Ray, Aditya Ashok, Christian Clarke.
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Harshit Rana breaks century partnership, Henry Nicholls out
New Zealand lost the first wicket in the 22nd over. Here Henry Nicholls was out after scoring 62 runs. He was caught by Harshit Rana at the hands of wicketkeeper KL Rahul. With this the century partnership of 117 runs was broken.
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Kiwi openers complete half century
Both New Zealand openers completed half centuries in the 20th over. Henry Nicholls completed his half-century by scoring one run on Sundar’s 5th ball. Then on the next ball, Devon Conway hit a four and scored fifty.
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Chance in Kuldeep’s over, Sundar misjudged
Kuldeep Yadav created a wicket chance in the 19th over. On his second ball, Sundar had a chance to catch Conway, but he was 10 meters inside the boundary line and misjudged the catch.
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Fifty Partnership of Kiwi Openers
The pair of Conway and Nicholls made a fifty partnership.
New Zealand’s openers have made a fifty partnership in the 11th over. Conway took a single on the second ball of Prasidh Krishna’s over and scored the 50th run of the partnership with Nicholls.
08:53 AM11 January 2026
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Indian bowlers remained empty handed in powerplay
The bowlers of the Indian team, which won the toss and chose to bowl, could not take a single wicket in the powerplay. Mohammad Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar bowled in this. New Zealand’s score after the first 10 overs is 49 runs. Devon Conway and Henry Nicholls are at the crease.
08:32 AM11 January 2026
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Photo: Rohit Sharma during fielding
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enthusiasm of fans
08:13 AM11 January 2026
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One run also came from Harshit Rana’s over.
Harshit Rana gave one run in his first over.
Runs have also come from the second over of New Zealand’s innings. Harshit Rana also gave one run. New Zealand’s score is 2/0 after two overs.
08:09 AM11 January 2026
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Siraj gave one run in the first over
Siraj got 5 balls dotted in the first over.
Mohammad Siraj has bowled the first over of New Zealand’s innings. He gave one run in this over. He gave 4 dot balls to Conway and one ball to Nicholls.
07:47 AM11 January 2026
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Playing-11 of both the teams
07:41 AM11 January 2026
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Gill won the toss and chose bowling
Indian captain Shubman Gill tossing the coin.
Shubman Gill and Michael Bracewell came on the field for the toss. Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first.
07:29 AM11 January 2026
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The match will be played on black soil pitch
Regarding the pitch before the match, commentator Simon Doull said that the boundary of the field is 67 meters on both sides of the square, while the straight boundary is 77 meters, which is considered a little longer. According to him, reading the pitch is a bit difficult. This is a black soil pitch, on which light cracks are visible and some cracks are gradually widening.
07:25 AM11 January 2026
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Team India has lead in head to head record
So far 120 ODIs have been played between India and New Zealand. India won in 62 and New Zealand won in 50. 7 remained inconclusive, while in 2014 one match was also tied. Both played 40 ODIs in India, Team India won in 31 and Kiwi team won in only 8. One match also remained inconclusive.
07:25 AM11 January 2026
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Rohit can break Gayle’s world record
India’s Rohit Sharma can break the world record of West Indies’ Chris Gayle in the first ODI. Rohit has 327 sixes while opening in ODIs. While Gayle has hit 328 sixes, Rohit can make this record his own by hitting 2 sixes.
Virat Kohli is also close to 28 thousand international runs. He has 27,975 runs in his name. He will also become the second top scorer in international cricket after scoring 42 runs against New Zealand. At present Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka is at second position with 28016 runs. Sachin is on top with 34,357 runs.
07:24 AM11 January 2026
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Kohli is India’s top scorer
Virat Kohli will also play the series with Rohit. Virat had become the player of the series in the last series against South Africa. He also scored the most runs for India in 2025. Kohli had 651 runs in his name in 13 matches, he also scored 3 centuries and 4 fifties. Harshit Rana remained on top among bowlers with 20 wickets.
07:23 AM11 January 2026
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New Zealand’s hopes from Mitchell and Bracewell
New Zealand will be captained by Michael Bracewell. Regular captain Mitchell Santner is out of the ODI series due to a groin injury, while Tom Latham is also not playing. Former captain Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra and fast bowler Jacob Duffy have been rested. Matt Henry, who is returning from injury, will play only T20 series keeping the T20 World Cup in mind.
Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell were among the most influential players for New Zealand in ODI cricket last year. Daryl Mitchell scored 761 runs in 17 matches, which included one century and six half-centuries. In bowling, Michael Bracewell took 17 wickets in 18 matches.
07:22 AM11 January 2026
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Men’s international match for the first time in Vadodara
Men’s ODI will be played for the first time at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. Till now only first class matches have been played here. On the pitch here, the ball comes easily to the bat and scoring runs is easy. In such a situation, a high scoring match can be seen.
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the weather will be clear
There is no possibility of rain in Vadodara on the match day. There will be sunshine during the day, due to which there will be no problem of any kind in the match. The temperature will be between 14 to 29 degrees Celsius.
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Where can you watch the match?
You will be able to watch the ODI and T-20 series matches between India and New Zealand on TV on Star Sports channels. Apart from this, live streaming of the match will be on JioHotstar app. You can also read live updates of the match on Dainik Bhaskar.
