IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026: Head-to-Head, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Squad, Players List, Live Streaming & Broadcasting Details

The India Men’s National Cricket Team will be playing the first ODI match against the New Zealand Men’s National Cricket Team at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi (Vadodara) on January 11, 2026. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will again be seen in the Indian jersey after quite a long time. However, New Zealand is playing with a young ODI squad against a strong and quality Indian side.

​Shubman Gill will be leading India after recovering from the foot injury. He is also not part of India’s T20 squad against New Zealand, which will be played after the IND vs NZ ODI series 2026. Michael Bracewell will be leading the New Zealand ODI side in the absence of regular captain Mitchell Santner.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026 Match Details:

Match Between: India Men's National Cricket Team vs New Zealand Men's National Cricket Team

Date: January 11, 2026

Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi

Time: 01:30 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & JioHotstar (India & Sri Lanka), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan), Fox Sports & Kayo (Australia), Sky Sports (UK) Willow TV (USA).

IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026:

BCA Stadium Kotambi (Vadodara) Pitch Report:

BCA Stadium in Vadodara is known for its balanced wicket but as per the media reports, the pitch of IND vs NZ 1st ODI is expected to be flat and we might witness a high-scoring game. However, spinners will be quite effective in the middle-overs but dew is also expected in the second inning.

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IND vs NZ Probable Playing XI 

Who Will Win IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026?

India and New Zealand have plenty of good players, and they have almost the same stats in head-to-head. However, India's Men’s National Cricket Team has been in excellent form in the recent series, and they defeated South Africa by 2-1, while New Zealand also defeated West Indies by 3-0.

​So, overall it’s going to be a close contest between two quality sides, and it will be interesting to see who is going to dominate, but as per records & current squad, India is going to win this match as New Zealand has quite a young squad.

India Squad for IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026:

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand Squad for IND vs NZ 1st ODI 2026:

Michael Bracewell (Captain), Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Henry Nicholls.

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