NZ Vs IND Match Prediction: After a T20I series that showed the best and worst of both teams, with India coming out on top, we now head into a five-game ODI series. This series is quite crucial for both teams, as two of the best sides in world cricket will compete against each other less than one year ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup
The New Zealand Cricket Team has been one of the most consistent all-format teams in world cricket, which they showed with an excellent 2026 T20 World Cup campaign, in which they reached the final, only to lose to the hosts India.
However, since then, this team has lost T20I series in South Africa and Bangladesh, but followed it up with a Test series win in England against the Three Lions.
Before this tour of India, the Kiwis played their most recent international cricket in July, defeating the West Indies in a close ODI series. And now, they have lost a T20I series at home to the Men in Blue
As for the Indian Cricket Team, they became the first to win back-to-back T20 World Cup titles earlier this year, and the first to win the tournament three times.
Then came the IPL, where much of this Indian squad played. The Indians then hosted Afghanistan for one Test match and three T20Is, winning them all comfortably. Then came the disastrous two T20Is against Ireland, both of which the Men in Blue lost, resulting in their first-ever series loss to the Irish.
A tour to England was next, where the Indians were thrashed 4-0 in a T20I series, then lost 2-1 in an ODI series. This was followed by a 1-0 win in a two-Test series against Sri Lanka, before whitewashing Afghanistan 3-0 in T20Is. India then defeated India 2-0 in a three-ODI series, while simultaneously winning the gold medal in the 2026 Asian Games
In October, the defending T20 world champions drew a high-scoring T20I series against the Windies 2-2 at home, and have now defeated the BlackCaps 3-2 in the same format away.
NZ Vs IND Match Prediction Date and Time:
- Date: Wednesday, November 05, 2026
- Time: 07:30 PM (IST); 3:00 PM (local time)
- Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
NZ Vs IND Live Streaming: How To Watch
The New Zealand Vs India 1st ODI of the 2026 series will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network on TV in India. It will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.
NZ Vs IND Team; Full Squads:
New Zealand Full Squad:
Mitchell Santner (C), Devon Conway (C), Tom Latham (wk), Tim Seifert (wk), Henry Nicholas, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson, Blair Tickner
India Full Squads:
Shubman Gill (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi.
New Zealand Vs India Prediction Tests: Head-to-Head
- Matches Played: 123
- New Zealand Won: 52
- India Won: 63
- No Result/Ties: 08
- First Played: June 14, 1975 (NZ win)
- Last Played: January 18, 2026 (NZ win)
NZ Vs IND Toss Update
*To be updated after the toss*
NZ Vs IND Team; Predicted XIs:
New Zealand Predicted XI:
Tim Seifert, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry
India Predicted XI:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
NZ Vs IND 1st ODI 2026 Eden Park Pitch Report
The pitches at Eden Park are, for the most part, considered quite balanced, providing a healthy competition between bat and ball. There is some solid bounce on this track, and also some lateral movement. At the start of an inning, the bowlers tend to do well. However, if the batters survive the early barrage, they can sit in and score big runs. While not a batter’s haven, the patches here do give opportunity to the batters to score some decent runs. Like most cricket stadiums in New Zealand, Seddon Park is not the biggest arena. The straight boundaries are about 65m in length, while the square ones are 69-70, away from the batter.
NZ Vs IND 1st ODI Weather Forecast
With the incoming summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the temperatures across New Zealand are rising, and Auckland is no exception. The mercury will peak around the 22 degrees Celsius mark, and fall down to high-10s in the evening. The skies will be cloudy, and there is a decent chance of some light rain. The winds will be strong, and so will the humidity.
NZ Vs IND 1st ODI 2026 Match India Prediction: 3 Players To Watch Out For
The 3 players to watch out for in the NZ Vs IND 2026 1st ODI are:
- India batter Virat Kohli
- New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips
- India bowler Rohit Sharma
New Zealand Vs India Prediction: Who will win NZ vs IND in today’s 1st ODI?
For the NZ Vs IND 2026 1st ODI Prediction, India will defeat New Zealand in the 1st ODI of this five-match series.
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