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India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Mumbai, live cricket score: IND bat on Virat Kohli’s…

Virtually unbeatable at home, the Indian cricket team will look for a winning start in its three-match ODI series versus New Zealand in Mumbai today. Having thrashed Australia 4-1 at home, India have produced a perfect performance in almost every ODI and Virat Kohliwill look to continue that amazing momentum in his 200th ODI. India have won the toss and have opted to bat. Get live cricket score of India vs New Zealand 1st ODI here. (LIVE SCORECARD) (LIVE STREAMING INFO) (SA vs BAN 3rd ODI LIVE)

13:26 hrs IST: Both teams are lining up for the national anthems.

13:08 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams –

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(wk), Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

13:01 hrs IST: India have won the toss and have opted to bat.

12:56 hrs IST: It’s humid, players are warming up on either side of the ground, crowd is coming in. Full house is expected!

12:33 hrs IST: Toss in a short while

12:17 hrs IST: If South Africa beat Bangladesh 3-0, India will have to defeat New Zealand 3-0 to regain the No. 1 ranking.

12:06 hrs IST: India have won three of their last five ODIs against New Zealand.

11:55 hrs IST: Rohit Sharma needs 98 runs to become the second batsman after Virat Kohli to complete 1000 ODI runs in 2017.

11:41 hrs IST: India have won all five bilateral series against the Kiwis at home.

11:20 hrs IST: It’ll be the 99th encounter between India and New Zealand in ODIs and 33rd on Indian soil.

10:50 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to HT’s live coverage of the first ODI of the three-game series between India and New Zealand.

India’s supreme confidence comes in all varieties of cricket has come from the depth of talent available. When a team can afford to play without two of its leading spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – it tells a story in itself.

New Zealand have been honest in their approach. In Indian conditions, the Blackcaps know they have a challenge at hand and the threat primarily comes from a clutch of young bowlers who have consistently troubled the best of batsmen.

New Zealand’s batsmen know they will have to subdue India’s spinners if they are to have any chance of winning the series. Left-arm Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and right-arm leg break Yuzvendra Chahal have established themselves as India’s latest attacking combination. Add to this the telling length and line of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

India, second in the ODI rankings, can regain the top ODI spot from South Africa if they win the series 3-0. The second ODI takes place in Pune on Wednesday, with the third in Kanpur on October 29. The two sides will then play three T20 matches. New Zealand are ranked fifth in the world.

Source: HindustanTimes