India tour of New Zealand 2026/27Nov 4, 2026
Toss: India, elected to field first, New Zealand v India
India, elected to field first in the India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 match between New Zealand v India.
1st ODI (D/N), India tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Nov 4 2026. The match is at Eden Park, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Format: ODI.
Mitchell Santner captains New Zealand, Shubman Gill captains India.
Squads: New Zealand (Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner). India (Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar).
What the toss means: the side that bowls first knows the target and can plan the chase, while the side that bats first can put runs on the board and use the pitch while it is fresh. Teams often choose based on dew, pitch speed and how short the format is.
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