India vs New Zealand: Schedule, full squads, live streaming and everything else you need to know about ODI series

Team India will be hoping for a positive start to the new year when they face New Zealand in a three-match One-Day International series that gets underway later this week. And despite the fact that it’s is taking place at a time when the focus is on the 20-over format, with the T20 World Cup set to begin a month from now , the upcoming ODI series will be important for both teams.

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The Men in Blue after all, will be continuing to fine-tune its one-day combination keeping the bigger picture in mind while the series gives the Black Caps more time to get acclimatised to the subcontinent, with India and Sri Lanka hosting the showpiece T20I event next month.

And even if it’s not the same format, facing a quality team like India in their own backyard in a white-ball game is valuable match practice, and the experience is bound to come in handy.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming India-New Zealand ODI series:

When will the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand take place? 

The three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand will be getting underway on Sunday, 11 January. Here’s the full schedule for the upcoming series:

1st ODI: Sunday, 11 January.

2nd ODI: Wednesday, 14 January.

3rd ODI: Sunday, 18 January.

Where will the India-New Zealand ODI series take place? 

Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium will host the series opener on 11 January, with Rajkot’s Niranjan Shah Stadium and Indore’s Holkar Stadium hosting the next two matches on 14 and 18 January respectively.

Which players will be in action for India and New Zealand in the upcoming series? 

Here are India and New Zealand’s squads for the upcoming ODI series:

India: India’s ODI squad for New Zealand series: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC)*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (capt), Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wk), Kule Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young

What is the head-to-head record like between India and New Zealand in ODIs? 

Here’s the head-to-record between India and New Zealand in ODIs:

Matches: 120

India won: 62

New Zealand won: 50

Tied: 1

No Result: 7

The Men in Blue enjoy an even more dominant record in ODIs against New Zealand at home, winning 31 and losing 8 with one match ending in a No Result.

Where can I watch the ODI series between India and New Zealand LIVE? 

The upcoming ODI series will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network on television, and will also be streamed live on the JioHotstar website and application. You can also follow live coverage of the series on Firstpost.com.