India captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI against New Zealand.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first. We want to try a different combination. There is a challenge because of the dew. It looks like a good wicket, and with dew coming in the trophy, batting will become easy in the second innings,” Shubman Gill said.
New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell would have bowled first as well.
We would have bowled first as well. It is a good surface and happy to bat first. We have been preparing here for a few days. It is a big series for us. It is important to get used to the conditions and give our best. It is a new experience for some of the guys.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Shubman Gill (capt.), 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Washington Sundar, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harshit Rana, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway (wk), 2 Henry Nicholls, 3 Will Young, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Glenn Phillips, 6 Mitchell Hay, 7 Michael Bracewell (capt.), 8 Zak Foulks, 9 Kristian Clarke, 10 Kyle Jamieson,11 Adithya Ashok
Toss Result Today – India vs New Zealand 1st ODI
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs New Zealand 1st ODI?
India captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 1:00 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Shubman Gill opted to bowl first, expecting the evening dew to impact the contest.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara