India vs New Zealand, IND vs NZ, Today Match Prediction 24 January 2023

ind vs nz Match Prediction & Analysis

India has been on a roll in the ODI format and have they are on a 7-match winning streak currently. And with home World Cup later this year they would look to test some players to further strengthen their bench squad. New Zealand on the other hand will look to end the series on a high. We expect a good contest despite the match being a dead rubber with a lot to play with an eye on the World Cup .

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Preview

Indian openers Rohit Sharma (51 runs) and Shubham Gill (37 runs) made short work of the meagre target on board. Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya will be itching to make a big score in this match as they are due for one in this series. We expect yet another good showing in this match too.

Mohammad Shami ran through the kiwi top order with a spell of 6-1-18-3 in the match. Hardik Pandya (2/16), Mohammad Siraj (1/10), and Shardul Thakur (1/20) picked up wickets regularly at the other end. Washington Sundar (2/7) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/29) too continued the good work of pacers.

Key players: Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Surya Kumar Yadav

India Predicted Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami/Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj 

India Actual Playing XI:

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, YS Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Virat Kohli, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur

New Zealand Preview

New Zealand were bowled out for just 108 runs in the last game. Glenn Philips top scored with 36 runs while the duo of Bracewell (22 runs) and Santner (27 runs) chipped in with small cameos in the middle order. Their top order players are yet to make a mark in this series and will be eyeing for this match as a opportunity.

Their bowlers were never in the contest with a small total on board. Mitchell Santner and Henry Shipley chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Blair Tickner and Lockie Ferguson were economical in their overs in the last game. Their bowlers were unable to stop the Indian batters so far in the series.

Key players: Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Glenn Philips

New Zealand Predicted Playing XI:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

New Zealand Actual Playing XI:

Mitchell Santner, Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Jacob Duffy, Henry Nicholls, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, Glenn Phillips

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Holkar Stadium pitch is usually a good surface to bat on with some assistance for bowlers as well. We expect the conditions to be perfect for the game with no weather interruptions expected.

Venue Details

Holkar will have an excellent outfield were the ball might fly off the bat. We expect the teams to score 260-280 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams might opt to bat first here and test their batting line-up on a good pitch. We expect both captains to experiment in this match.