INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND, 1ST ODI: INDIA HAVE WON THE TOSS AND HAVE OPTED TO FIELD

India have won the toss and have opted to field

Team news

India
Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra,Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

New Zealand 

Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Luke Ronchi (wk), Corey Anderson, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Doug Bracewell

MS Dhoni: ‘We will bowl first. This is one surface where there should be carry for the pacers, dew is one reason why we are chasing today. We need to make the most of the eight games before the Champions Trophy. It was a good call to rest players, with we playing 13 Tests. It’s good to be back, playing for the country is big, the facilities are great. Hardik will debut, Mandeep, Jayant and Dhawal Kulkarni miss out.’

When: India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, October 16, 13.30 IST; 08:00 GMT
Where: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Form guide

(last five completed matches, most recent first)

India WWWWL 
New Zealand WLWWW