IND vs NZ, 1st ODI: BCA Stadium Kotambi Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

The Indian Team will be playing the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11, Sunday. The Men in Blue will be led by Shubman Gill and they will be facing Michael Bracewell led New Zealand at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara on Sunday.

IND vs NZ: Pitch Report

The wicket at the BCA Stadium seems to be batting-friendly, especially in the initial stages of the match and in the first half of the innings. Fast bowlers might get some initial movement with the new ball, but after it settles, striking should become relatively easy. The one-ball rule to be introduced after 34 overs might make it difficult for fast bowlers towards the end of the innings and give spinners more importance as the match progresses.

BCA Stadium, Kotambi Weather Report

Weather in Vadodara is also likely to be quite pleasant on the day of the match. As per AccuWeather, the forecast for the day is to remain around 29° Celsius. Later in the evening, it would reduce to almost 15° Celsius. Due to the massive drop in temperature, there could be dew, which would make it quite difficult for bowlers to perform their task in the latter stages of the match.

Squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

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