Arshdeep Singh picked up Henry Nicholls. Earlier, Indian skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand.
Follow India vs New Zealand 1st odi live cricket score, match updates, wickets and latest highlights. India begin their five-match ODI series against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday with a reshuffled side and a point to prove, fresh from a 3-2 T20I series win but facing familiar questions about their bowling depth in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the 50-over fold, with Shubman Gill captaining for the first three games before Shreyas Iyer takes over for the final two. The hosts, meanwhile, are dealing with their own set of disruptions as Devon Conway was ruled out with concussion after a training collision, adding to the absences of Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman, and Tim Seifert is set to fill in at the top.
The venue offers little comfort for India, who have won just four of their 11 ODIs at Eden Park, including a seven-wicket defeat on their last visit in 2022. The pitch is expected to offer more bounce than the T20 surface, giving Matt Henry and Jacob Duffy a chance to test Rohit and Kohli early with the new ball. With Mohammed Siraj leading an inexperienced pace attack featuring Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Anshul Kamboj, India’s ability to strike in the middle overs, where Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion remains a debate, could determine whether they start the World Cup build-up on the front foot.