India vs New Zealand 1st ODI cancel? Know what can happen

The three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is set to begin on January 11th. The first match of the series will be played at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. This will be the first time the Indian men’s team will play a match at the Kotambi Stadium. Previously, only the Indian women’s team has played matches at this ground. Furthermore, several domestic tournament matches have also been played here. Therefore, fans can expect an exciting match here.

Match timing and weather

The first ODI between India and New Zealand will be played at 1:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 1 PM. Fans are constantly wondering what the weather will be like in Vadodara during the match.

The weather in Vadodara is expected to be clear on January 11th for the first ODI between India and New Zealand. AccuWeather reports that the weather will be favorable and sunny for the match. The maximum temperature on match day is expected to reach 28 degrees Celsius, and the temperature will drop to 13 degrees Celsius at night. There is no chance of rain during the match.

In this match to be played in Vadodara, all eyes will once again be on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both Virat and Rohit have retired from Test and T20 Internationals. Therefore, fans eagerly await ODI matches, where they get a chance to see these two legendary players.

Probable playing XIs of both teams for the first ODI

New Zealand : Devon Conway (wk), Nick Kelly, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell (c), Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Michael Ray, Aditya Ashok

India : Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj