IND VS NZ 1st ODI: When and what time will the match start, where can you watch it for free?

The year 2026 is going to start with an important cricket match between India and New Zealand. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India will face New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. The first match of this series will be played on Sunday, January 11 in Vadodara. Once again all eyes will be on senior batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both of them had batted brilliantly in the recent series against South Africa and also scored a lot of runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches.

Shreyas Iyer is returning to the team with this series. He was injured while taking a catch in the third ODI played against Australia in Sydney, after which he remained out of action for about two months. Now he has returned fit and has every possibility of playing in the first ODI. However, India will miss Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in this series, as their workload is being managed keeping in mind the upcoming big tournaments.

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At the same time, the New Zealand team has not come with full strength in this ODI series. His priority is on T20 World Cup. Despite this, captain Michael Bracewell will hope that his team can give a tough competition to India.

How will the Indian team look?

The Indian team includes Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna.

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What will the New Zealand team look like?

The New Zealand team includes Michael Bracewell (captain), Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Nick Kelly, Mitchell Hay, Josh Clarkson, Jack Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Aditya Ashok, Christian Clarke, Jayden Lennox and Michael Ray.

What time will the match start and where will it be played?

The first ODI between India and New Zealand will be played on Sunday, January 11 at 1:30 PM, while the toss will take place at 1 PM. This match will be played at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara.

Where can you watch this match?

This match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.