Shubman Gill Double Century as India Win First ODI: New Zealand Cricket team is finally here in India for their limited overs series against the Indian Cricket Team. The Kiwis will play 3 ODI matches and 3 T20I matches against the Indian cricket team. New Zealand Cricket Team has just beaten Pakistan in Pakistan by 2-1.
They looked in good form and performed very well in the first ODI match against India as they nearly chased down the target of 350 runs.
Toss – New Zealand’s Tour of India:
The first ODI match between India and New Zealand was scheduled at Hyderabad. Indian Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand Playing XI – New Zealand’s Tour of India:
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Darrel Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, M Bracewell, Santner, Shipley, Ferguson, Tickner
A number of key players have been rested from New Zealand’s squad. Regular Captain Kane Williamson and Test Captain Tim Southee are unavailable for the ODI series against India as they have been rested. Similarly, Trent Boult was also not a part of the team because he declined to take central contract and chose to focus on overseas leagues. An inexperienced and young New Zealand side took on India in the first ODI match.
Shubman Gill Double Century as India Win First ODI By 12 Runs – 1st IND vs NZ ODI 2023: New Zealand’s Tour of India 2023
India Playing XI – New Zealand’s Tour of India:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj
India also had a number of big names missing from the ODI series against New Zealand., Jaspirt Bumrah was withdrawn from the list of players for the first ODI as he failed to recover from his injury. Similarly, Shreyas Iyer also faced an injury after the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Iyer has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand.
Suryakumar Yadav got a chance to play in place of Shreyas Iyer
As it happened – New Zealand’s Tour of India:
The first ODI match between India and New Zealand was all about two brilliant innings from two opposite sides. For India it was Shubman Gill who looked in supreme touch today. Everything that he touched today turned to gold.
The two openers started cautiously and added 60 runs in the first 12 overs. Rohit Sharma got out for 34 runs. Indian middle order showed the signs of a collapse as Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan got out in a quick succession.
However, Shubman Gill scored his first ever double century and took India to 349/8. Gill made 208 runs alone.
Shubman Gill Double Century as India Win First ODI By 12 Runs – 1st IND vs NZ ODI 2023: New Zealand’s Tour of India 2023
New Zealand’s chase started off in a disappointing fashion as they lost early wickets and were reduced to 131/6 in 29th over of play. However, a 162-run partnership between Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner brought New Zealand back into the game. Bracewell made 140 runs while Santner scored 57 important runs.
New Zealand were all out for 337 runs in the final over of the game as India won by 12 runs.
The next match of the series is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 21st January, 2023.
