06:46 (IST)
Matches in New Zealand could get affected by rain at times but no such issue is going to trouble the players and fans today. The weather forecast for the match is that of sunny conditions and clear skies.
06:40 (IST)
In case you missed it, Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw will be making their India debut today, captain Virat Kohli confirmed on the eve of the match. He also confirmed that KL Rahul will continue to bat in the middle-order.
06:30 (IST)
The Black Caps were dealt a major blow even before a delivery was bowled in the one-day series, with regular skipper and New Zealand's contribution to the batting 'Fab Four' Kane Williamson ruled out of the first two games, having not recovered from the shoulder injury he picked up in the third T20I which had also forced him to miss the last two games of the 20-over leg.
Keeper-bat Tom Latham has taken over the captaincy duties for the ODIs after Southee led the side in the last two T20Is, and is banking on fresh faces in the ODI squad to help the team bounce back from the 0-5 sweep.
06:20 (IST)
India meanwhile, turned another World Cup clash against Pakistan into a no-contest, hammering the arch-rivals by 10 wickets in the semi-final of the 2020 U-19 World Cup at Potchefstroom, with Yashasvi Jaiswal anchoring a breezy chase with an unbeaten ton.
Find out more on the match in our report here.
06:10 (IST)
Much like Manish Pandey in the recently-concluded T20I series, the one-dayers are a chance for the youngsters in the India squad to impress the team management and the selectors on the long run with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan out of the side.
More on that here.
06:00 (IST)
Hello and welcome to Firstpost's live blog for the first ODI between India and New Zealand, which is to be played at Hamilton. The visiting Indian team is currently on a high after a 5-0 clean sweep in the T20I series. The Black Caps' woes are further exacerbated by the absence of captain Kane Williamson, who is expected to miss the first two matches due to a shoulder injury.
India vs New Zealand First ODI Live Updates: Hello and welcome to Firstpost's live blog for the first ODI between India and New Zealand, which is to be played at Hamilton. The visiting Indian team is currently on a high after a 5-0 clean sweep in the T20I series. The Black Caps' woes are further exacerbated by the absence of captain Kane Williamson, who is expected to miss the first two matches due to a shoulder injury.
First ODI Preview: New Zealand would be looking to bounce back after a 0-5 thrashing in the T20I series as they take on India in the three-match ODI series. It will be a test of mettle for a new-look Kiwi bowling attack against a formidable Indian batting line-up.
Both teams have suffered injury setbacks ahead of the 50-over series which starts in Hamilton on Wednesday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the first two matches with a shoulder injury which also prevented him from playing the last two matches of their Twenty20 series.
"Kane has had an X-ray scan which cleared him of anything serious but it's best for his recovery that he avoids aggravating the joint for the next few days," Black Caps physiotherapist Vijay Vallabh said.
"He will start batting again on Friday with the prospect of being available for game three next Tuesday."
New Zealand is already without fast bowlers Trent Boult, who has a broken finger; Lockie Ferguson, with a calf strain; and Matt Henry, with a broken thumb.
India will be without star batsman Rohit Sharma for the remainder of the New Zealand tour. Sharma suffered a calf injury in the fifth T20 and will miss the one-day series and two-match Test series.
The injury to Sharma may result in the call-up of highly rated youngster Prithvi Shaw, who has yet to play an ODI. Shaw is with the India A team which is playing New Zealand A in a four-day series.
India captain Virat Kohli has confirmed that KL Rahul will keep wickets and bat in middle-order which means that Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will in all probability open the batting.
Meanwhile, some New Zealand fans have been angered by the decision of head coach Gary Stead to take a break during the one-day series. Australia-born bowling coach Shane Jurgensen will take over as head coach in Stead's absence.
Jurgensen said Stead's holiday was “pre-planned” but some fans were angered that he has taken a break after New Zealand's 3-0 Test series defeat in Australia and 5-0 loss in the T20 series.
“I've been planning to look after this series for a while," Jurgensen said. "Gary's taking a well-earned break for the week."
"It's been happening throughout the summer. I've had breaks, other coaches have had breaks, to freshen up and get ready for the other challenges ahead, after this series.”
Squads:
India team players: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini
New Zealand team players: Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin de Grandhomme, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Santner, Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
With inputs from AP
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