Hyderabad: India took three early wickets against New Zealand in the first ODI at Eden Park, Auckland, on Wednesday. The hosts reached 79/3 after 15 overs.
Arshdeep Singh provided India’s first breakthroughs by dismissing Will Young and Henry Nicholls. Gurnoor Brar then struck to remove Tim Seifert.
Seifert scored 38 runs before his dismissal. Daryl Mitchell was batting at the other end as New Zealand attempted to rebuild.
Arshdeep, Gurnoor Lead India’s Bowling Attack
Arshdeep removed Young in the fifth over after Shreyas Iyer completed the catch. He later dismissed Nicholls, with Naman Dhir holding the catch.
Gurnoor used extra bounce to trouble the New Zealand batters. His short delivery produced the breakthrough against Seifert.
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first. The match faced a rain delay before the toss.
India left out wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and selected four specialist fast bowlers. The attack included Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Anshul Kamboj and Auqib Nabi.
India’s Playing XI: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand’s Playing XI: Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy and Blair Tickner.
The opening match marks Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return to ODI cricket. India are using the five-match series to prepare for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
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