India vs New Zealand: The first match of the series between India and New Zealand is underway, generating considerable excitement. At the Vadodara stadium, Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Indian bowlers tried to get off to a good start, but poor fielding dampened expectations.
The Indian bowlers had to wait a long time for their first wicket. The New Zealand openers performed brilliantly. There was even a moment when Kuldeep Yadav dropped a catch, much to the disappointment of the fans.
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Kuldeep Yadav drops a catch.
Kuldeep Yadav’s fielding disappointed the fans. India had a good opportunity to take the wicket of New Zealand opener Henry Nicholls in the sixth over. Nicholls had played 11 balls and looked troubled. Harshit Rana was bowling at the time.
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At that moment, a catch came to Kuldeep Yadav, which he dropped. Nicholls was only on 4 runs at the time. The Indian bowlers then struggled to take a wicket. After a considerable time, the Indian team finally got their first wicket. Harshit Rana took the first wicket for India.
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India’s Playing XI for the first match.
Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Mohammed Siraj. New Zealand’s playing XI for the first match:
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell (captain), Zachary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, and Adithya Ashok.
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The two teams face off.
India and New Zealand have played 121 One-Day International (ODI) matches against each other so far. India has won 62 matches, while New Zealand has won 50. Seven matches ended without a result, and one match was tied.

