IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Winning Team, Playing XI & Pitch Report

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI 2026 – IND vs NZ Dream11, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Live Streaming, Time, Fantasy Tips

The cricketing world is ready for a blockbuster as India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ) kicks off at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. The India vs New Zealand ODI Series 2026 begins with a high-voltage encounter where India will look to dominate on home soil, while a confident New Zealand cricket team arrives after winning their last five ODI matches.

IND vs NZ Match Information

Match: India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI

Venue: Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara

Date: 11 January 2026

Time: 1:30 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Streaming & Telecast

Live Streaming: JioHotstar App & Website

Live Telecast: Star Sports Network

Pitch Report – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara

Kotambi Stadium has quickly become one of India’s best batting surfaces with strong help for fast bowlers.

Average Score: 270
Pacers’ Wickets: 47
Spinners’ Wickets: 25

The new ball swings, making Siraj, Arshdeep and Jamieson dangerous, while dew later in the match helps batters while chasing.

Weather Report – India vs New Zealand

Temperature: 26°C dropping to 15°C
Humidity: Moderate
Rain: None
Dew: Expected in second innings

Teams chasing will enjoy better batting conditions.

India Probable XI

Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

New Zealand Probable XI

Devon Conway (WK), Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell (C), Josh Clarkson, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Aditya Ashok, Michael Rae

Key Players – India

KL Rahul – Reliable wicketkeeper-batter, strong ODI average
Virat Kohli – Big-match performer vs New Zealand
Shubman Gill – In form and leading India
Mohammed Siraj – Deadly with new ball
Kuldeep Yadav – Middle-overs wicket-taker

Key Players – New Zealand

Daryl Mitchell – 219 runs in last 5 matches
Devon Conway – Consistent opener
Josh Clarkson – 16 wickets in recent matches
Kyle Jamieson – Bounce & seam threat
Glenn Phillips – Powerful all-rounder

Best Fantasy Picks – IND vs NZ

Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul, Devon Conway Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Daryl Mitchell All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Josh Clarkson, Kyle Jamieson

Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

Safe Picks

Daryl Mitchell
KL Rahul

High-Risk High-Reward

Josh Clarkson
Mohammed Siraj

Fantasy Strategy – IND vs NZ

Pick more fast bowlers
Prefer top-order batters
Chasing team gets advantage due to dew
Avoid finger spinners late in the match

Disclaimer

This preview is based on player form, pitch stats and publicly available information. Final playing XIs may change after the toss. Please check official updates before creating fantasy teams.

Player	Batting	Bowling	Series Performance	Fantasy Selection	Match Performance
Prasidh Krishna	IND	BOWL	✅	21	RHB	7	5	2	2	1	11.76	0	0	RFM	21	37	7.8	26.83	6.02	26.7	3	4/12	4	11	20.57	0.91	1.19	✅	9	88	0	84	0
Adithya Ashok	NZ	BOWL	✅	2	RHB	1	0	10	10	10	83.33	0	2	LBG	2	1	5.1	65	6.39	61	0	1/63	1	11	9.15	0.25	0.4		17	31	0	27	0
Kuldeep Yadav	IND	BOWL	✅	117	LHB	43	22	207	19	9.85	50.73	0	14	LWS	114	191	8.8	26.29	5.02	31.3	11	6/25	18	9	73.69	3.99	6.39		15	41	0	37	0
Mitchell Hay	NZ	WK	✅	7	RHB	5	1	166	99	41.5	104.4	1	19		0	0					0	-	12	6	13.78	0.56	0.68		16	38	26	0	8
Rohit Sharma	IND	BAT	✅	279	RHB	271	37	11516	264	49.21	92.85	94	1436	OB	40	9	2.5	59.22	5.24	67.7	0	2/27	102	2	71.28	16.64	10.33		13	58	50	0	0
Zakary Foulkes	NZ	BOWL	✅	6	RHB	3	3	38	22		84.44	0	5	RM	5	9	6.4	16	4.5	21.3	1	4/41	2	8	49.42	0.59	1.35		22	14	1	9	0
Michael Bracewell	NZ	ALL	✅	40	LHB	35	10	912	140	36.48	108.83	5	115	OB	36	37	7.3	34.72	4.9	42.4	2	4/26	28	7	74.51	3.6	7.31		14	41	20	1	16
KL Rahul	IND	WK	✅	91	RHB	83	18	3218	112	49.5	89.48	27	320		0	0					0	-	85	5	54.56	3.3	3.58		12	71	47	0	16
Shubman Gill	IND	BAT	✅	58	RHB	58	8	2818	208	56.36	99.22	23	378	OB	2	0	1.5		8.33		0	-	38	1	36.49	6.65	4.7	✅	8	92	80	0	0
Harshit Rana	IND	BOWL	✅	11	RHB	4	2	41	24	20.5	128.12	0	5	RF	11	20	7.7	25.55	6.01	25.5	1	4/39	2	8	40.01	1.49	2.25	✅	4	127	43	76	0
Henry Nicholls	NZ	BAT	✅	81	LHB	79	16	2180	124	34.6	80.35	16	217	OB	0	0					0	-	32	2	31.02	1.94	2.61	✅	5	106	94	0	0
Glenn Phillips	NZ	ALL	✅	44	RHB	36	8	1112	106	39.71	101.92	6	127	OB	29	16	4.2	46.06	6.09	45.3	0	3/37	26	5	76.41	4.69	8.34		18	30	16	2	8
Will Young	NZ	BAT	✅	52	RHB	52	5	1694	120	36.04	85.81	14	217	OB	0	0					0	-	27	3	28.56	1.82	2.55		19	16	12	0	0
Mohammed Siraj	IND	BOWL	✅	47	RHB	19	12	55	9	7.85	42.3	0	3	RF	46	73	7.6	24.67	5.17	28.6	3	6/21	7	10	55.76	2.1	3.04	✅	11	80	0	76	0
Daryl Mitchell	NZ	BAT	✅	56	RHB	51	7	2338	134	53.13	93.85	18	248	RM	16	14	3.4	22.71	5.83	23.3	0	3/25	39	4	73	5.66	7.96	✅	3	140	124	0	0
Ravindra Jadeja	IND	ALL	✅	207	LHB	139	52	2862	87	32.89	85.92	13	264	SLA	199	232	8.6	35.93	4.87	44.2	9	5/33	78	6	61.12	3.79	5.45		20	14	4	6	0
Shreyas Iyer	IND	BAT	✅	73	RHB	67	6	2917	128	47.81	99.01	28	342	OB,LBG	5	0	1.2		6.32		0	-	28	4	63.01	7.44	7.41	✅	6	101	73	0	20
Devon Conway	NZ	WK	✅	40	LHB	39	3	1615	152	44.86	88.05	10	221	RM	0	0					0	-	20	1	72.64	6.01	6.23	✅	7	98	86	0	0
Virat Kohli	IND	BAT	✅	308	RHB	296	47	14557	183	58.46	93.65	129	1520	RM	50	5	2.2	136	6.16	132.4	0	1/13	167	3	82.49	24.12	12.48	✅	2	149	133	0	0
Kristian Clarke	NZ	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	9	13.83	0.41	0.71	✅	10	84	36	36	8
Washington Sundar	IND	ALL	✅	28	LHB	19	1	365	51	20.27	82.02	1	36	OB	25	29	6.6	27.93	4.93	33.9	0	3/30	7	7	19.38	0.9	1.32		21	14	7	3	0
Kyle Jamieson	NZ	BOWL	✅	20	RHB	8	4	93	25	23.25	86.91	0	9	RFM	19	24	8.2	33.79	5.2	38.9	0	3/44	4	10	39.97	0.48	1.08	✅	1	167	12	147	0

Player

Batting

Bowling

Series Performance

Fantasy Selection

Match Performance

Name

Bat

Inn

Runs

Avg

50+

4/6

Bowl

Inn

Avg

Eco

Best

C/St

A. Pt

Pts

Run

iDt

PTS

Bat

Bowl

Field

Prasidh Krishna

IND

BOWL

✅

RHB

11.76

RFM

7.8

26.83

6.02

26.7

4/12

20.57

0.91

1.19

✅

Adithya Ashok

BOWL

✅

RHB

83.33

LBG

5.1

6.39

1/63

9.15

0.25

0.4

Kuldeep Yadav

IND

BOWL

✅

117

LHB

207

9.85

50.73

LWS

114

191

8.8

26.29

5.02

31.3

6/25

73.69

3.99

6.39

Mitchell Hay

✅

RHB

166

41.5

104.4

13.78

0.56

0.68

Rohit Sharma

IND

BAT

✅

279

RHB

271

11516

264

49.21

92.85

1436

2.5

59.22

5.24

67.7

2/27

102

71.28

16.64

10.33

Zakary Foulkes

BOWL

✅

RHB

84.44

6.4

4.5

21.3

4/41

49.42

0.59

1.35

Michael Bracewell

ALL

✅

LHB

912

140

36.48

108.83

115

7.3

34.72

4.9

42.4

4/26

74.51

3.6

7.31

KL Rahul

IND

✅

RHB

3218

112

49.5

89.48

320

54.56

3.3

3.58

Shubman Gill

IND

BAT

✅

RHB

2818

208

56.36

99.22

378

1.5

8.33

36.49

6.65

4.7

✅

Harshit Rana

IND

BOWL

✅

RHB

20.5

128.12

7.7

25.55

6.01

25.5

4/39

40.01

1.49

2.25

✅

127

Henry Nicholls

BAT

✅

LHB

2180

124

34.6

80.35

217

31.02

1.94

2.61

✅

106

Glenn Phillips

ALL

✅

RHB

1112

106

39.71

101.92

127

4.2

46.06

6.09

45.3

3/37

76.41

4.69

8.34

Will Young

BAT

✅

RHB

1694

120

36.04

85.81

217

28.56

1.82

2.55

Mohammed Siraj

IND

BOWL

✅

RHB

7.85

42.3

7.6

24.67

5.17

28.6

6/21

55.76

2.1

3.04

✅

Daryl Mitchell

BAT

✅

RHB

2338

134

53.13

93.85

248

3.4

22.71

5.83

23.3

3/25

5.66

7.96

✅

140

124

Ravindra Jadeja

IND

ALL

✅

207

LHB

139

2862

32.89

85.92

264

SLA

199

232

8.6

35.93

4.87

44.2

5/33

61.12

3.79

5.45

Shreyas Iyer

IND

BAT

✅

RHB

2917

128

47.81

99.01

342

OB,LBG

1.2

6.32

63.01

7.44

7.41

✅

101

Devon Conway

✅

LHB

1615

152

44.86

88.05

221

72.64

6.01

6.23

✅

Virat Kohli

IND

BAT

✅

308

RHB

296

14557

183

58.46

93.65

129

1520

2.2

136

6.16

132.4

1/13

167

82.49

24.12

12.48

✅

149

133

Kristian Clarke

ALL

✅

RHB

13.83

0.41

0.71

✅

Washington Sundar

IND

ALL

✅

LHB

365

20.27

82.02

6.6

27.93

4.93

33.9

3/30

19.38

0.9

1.32

Kyle Jamieson

BOWL

✅

RHB

23.25

86.91

RFM

8.2

33.79

5.2

38.9

3/44

39.97

0.48

1.08

✅

167

147

Completed matches of India
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
IND vs NZ	11 Jan - 01:30 PM	Vadodara	India	NZNew Zealand	IND	300/8 (50.0)	306/6 (49.0)	India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
IND vs NZ	14 Jan - 01:30 PM	Rajkot	New Zealand	INDIndia	NZ	284/7 (50.0)	286/3 (47.3)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Completed matches of India

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

11 Jan - 01:30 PM

Vadodara

NZNew Zealand

IND

300/8 (50.0)

306/6 (49.0)

India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

14 Jan - 01:30 PM

Rajkot

INDIndia

284/7 (50.0)

286/3 (47.3)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Completed matches of New Zealand
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
IND vs NZ	11 Jan - 01:30 PM	Vadodara	India	NZNew Zealand	IND	300/8 (50.0)	306/6 (49.0)	India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
IND vs NZ	14 Jan - 01:30 PM	Rajkot	New Zealand	INDIndia	NZ	284/7 (50.0)	286/3 (47.3)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Completed matches of New Zealand

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

11 Jan - 01:30 PM

Vadodara

NZNew Zealand

IND

300/8 (50.0)

306/6 (49.0)

India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

14 Jan - 01:30 PM

Rajkot

INDIndia

284/7 (50.0)

286/3 (47.3)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Completed matches at Kotambi Stadium
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
IND vs NZ	11 Jan - 01:30 PM	India	NZNew Zealand	IND	300/8 (50.0)	306/6 (49.0)	India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Completed matches at Kotambi Stadium

Teams

Date

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

11 Jan - 01:30 PM

NZNew Zealand

IND

300/8 (50.0)

306/6 (49.0)

India India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
IND vs NZ	5	KL Rahul	not out	112	92	11	1	121.73
IND vs NZ	3	Virat Kohli	caught	93	91	8	1	102.19
IND vs NZ	2	Shubman Gill	caught	56	53	9	1	105.66
IND vs NZ	2	Shubman Gill	caught	56	71	3	2	78.87
IND vs NZ	4	Shreyas Iyer	bowled	49	47	4	1	104.25
IND vs NZ	6	KL Rahul	not out	29	21	2	1	138.09
IND vs NZ	7	Harshit Rana	caught	29	23	2	1	126.08
IND vs NZ	6	Ravindra Jadeja	caught	27	44	1	0	61.36
IND vs NZ	1	Rohit Sharma	caught	26	29	3	2	89.65
IND vs NZ	1	Rohit Sharma	caught	24	38	4	0	63.15
IND vs NZ	3	Virat Kohli	bowled	23	29	2	0	79.31