IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Fantasy Cricket Tips For India vs New Zealand

India will clash against New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series at BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday, January 11.

India is entering this series after defeating South Africa by 2-1 at home last month in December 2025. Meanwhile, New Zealand bagged a win over the West Indies by 3-0 at home later last year in November 2025.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, ODI Series 2026, Match 1

Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, Sunday, January 11

Venue: BCA Stadium, Vadodara

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs

India

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand

Devon Conway (wk), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, (c) Zak Foulkes, Josh Clarkson, Jayden Lennox, Kyle Jamieson, Aditya Ashok.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report

With the average first innings score in List A cricket at this venue being 278, the batters find a lot of assistance on this pitch. Spinners and slow bowlers will manage to do well on this surface in the middle overs.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks

Shreyas Iyer

Iyer, who is returning to the ODI team, would be aiming to start the series on a successful note, scoring important runs.

Rohit Sharma

Indian opening batter Rohit Sharma bagged the player of the series award against Australia Down Under recently.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks

Virat Kohli

Kohli is entering this series on the back of a Player of the Series award against South Africa at home.

Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell, the New Zealand batting all-rounder, is expected to do well in this game as he has an exceptional record in this format of late. 

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Kyle Jamieson.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Rohit Sharma (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Daryl Mitchell (c), Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes.

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