NZ: 337 (49.2) | IND VS NZ, 1st ODI Highlights and Scorecard: India win by 12 runs

India Vs New Zealand, 1st ODI LIVE Cricket Scorecard and Updates: Rohit Sharma’s team will look to continue their winning run in the format against the Black Caps. Check Live Scores and Updates from first game in Hyderabad here.

Team India will begin a fresh three-match ODI series against 2019 50-over World Cup runners-up New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday (January 18). India will look to win their 23rd bilateral ODI series at home since 2010. Rohit Sharma’s side, who whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0, will look to continue their winning run against the Black Caps, who will be led by Tom Latham in the absence of regular skipper Kane Williamson.

The Kiwis are coming into this series on the back of a 2-1 series over Babar Azam-led Pakistan side last week. Team India will need to ring in some changes with KL Rahul and Axar Patel set to miss the ODI series as both of them are expected to get married sometime soon.

Ishan Kishan will be expected to replace KL Rahul as the wicketkeeper in this series with KS Bharat as the backup. Kishan will be batting in the middle-order, change from the opening slot where he blasted the fastest ODI double century against Bangladesh last month.

Skipper Rohit and in-former Shubman Gill will continue to open the batting with Virat Kohli, who scored two centuries in the last series expected to bat in No. 3 position. It will be interesting to see if all-rounder Washington Sundar will come back into the side to replace Axar Patel as the all-rounder.

Kuldeep Yadav should continue to retain his place in the playing XI as well with a couple of impressive performances in his last two ODI games. In the pace bowling department, Mohammed Siraj should lead the attack with Mohammed Shami and Umran Malik joining them apart from all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

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18 January 2023

21:53 IST

LIVE India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Score: WHAT A MATCH!

Michael Bracewell 140 (78) LBW by Shardul Thakur, what a knock by the left hander. In the end, Thakur has the last laugh. New Zealand were 6 down with less than 140 runs on the board and from then on it was Santner and Bracewell's 162-run partnership which got them back in the contest.

21:33 IST

LIVE India vs New Zealand 1st ODI Score: Can Bracewell do the impossible?

Michael Bracewell and Lockie Ferguson are in the middle for New Zealand as they 41 runs in 18 balls. Two good overs from Pandya and Siraj have turned the pressure back on New Zealand.

NZ - 309/8 (47 Overs)