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Only a few days ago, Australia and England had to play in front of a record-low crowd at the MCG. It may not be the same in Auckland on Friday with the crowd-drawing India being one of the participants, but there is an overdose that's hard to look past. Despite the looming threat of rain and the break-free cricket calendar, the two teams will still turn up at the Eden Park in Auckland on Friday, hoping to put on a show.
In just two weeks since the end of the 2022 World Cup, India and New Zealand will be playing their fourth international contest, in a second format, having jetted across to a fourth city. Fret not, if you feeling cricket-jaded, you're not on a lonely ride. India are playing a near second-string side, New Zealand are without Martin Guptill, Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi.
And yet, in all that, there can a delight, most likely from the in-form Suryakumar Yadav's bat. Glenn Maxwell has gone to the extent of saying, "He is batting on a completely different planet ... Embarrassing thing is that he is so much better than everyone else. It's almost hard to watch. No one we have got is close to that."
Irrespective of the timing of the series, and the irrelevance of it for ICC ODI Super League's table-topper India - who are anyway the hosts of the next World Cup - unlike the recently-concluded three-match rain-marred T20Is the series, the one-dayers have cricketing significance for New Zealand, who are currently placed sixth. Even though they are well-placed to directly qualify for next year's World Cup, they wouldn't want to leave it too late, and confirm their place in this series itself.
When: Friday, November 25, at 2:30 PM Local Time (5:00 AM IST)
Where: Eden Park, Auckland
What to expect: Heavy rains on Thursday would leave the outfield significantly wet. Even as a lot of rain isn't expected on the match day, cloudy conditions are likely to be on offer.
Team News:
New Zealand: Trent Boult and Martin Guptill were left out of New Zealand's squad for the ODIs. It also remains to be seen if Kane Williamson, who missed the third T20I, will be available for the opening one-dayer.
Likely XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
India: Shikhar Dhawan is set to lead a near second-string Indian side in the one-dayers in the absence of several senior players.
Likely XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
What they said:
"[He] absolutely will be missed, but he is not retired, so there's a lot to keep working through over the next period to get a real feel for how the picture looks." - Kane Williamson on Martin Guptill's axing from the ODI squad.
"We guys have been performing well for a period of time. At the same time, talking about myself, I have to keep performing. I know till the time I perform, it would be good for me. It keeps me on my toes and keeps me hungry." - Shikhar Dhawan.
Squads:
New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tom Latham
India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant
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In just two weeks since the end of the 2022 World Cup, India and New Zealand will be playing their fourth international contest, in a second format, having jetted across to a fourth city. Fret not, if you feeling cricket-jaded, you're not on a lonely ride. India are playing a near second-string side, New Zealand are without Martin Guptill, Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi.
And yet, in all that, there can a delight, most likely from the in-form Suryakumar Yadav's bat. Glenn Maxwell has gone to the extent of saying, "He is batting on a completely different planet ... Embarrassing thing is that he is so much better than everyone else. It's almost hard to watch. No one we have got is close to that."
Irrespective of the timing of the series, and the irrelevance of it for ICC ODI Super League's table-topper India - who are anyway the hosts of the next World Cup - unlike the recently-concluded three-match rain-marred T20Is the series, the one-dayers have cricketing significance for New Zealand, who are currently placed sixth. Even though they are well-placed to directly qualify for next year's World Cup, they wouldn't want to leave it too late, and confirm their place in this series itself.
When: Friday, November 25, at 2:30 PM Local Time (5:00 AM IST)
Where: Eden Park, Auckland
What to expect: Heavy rains on Thursday would leave the outfield significantly wet. Even as a lot of rain isn't expected on the match day, cloudy conditions are likely to be on offer.
Team News:
New Zealand: Trent Boult and Martin Guptill were left out of New Zealand's squad for the ODIs. It also remains to be seen if Kane Williamson, who missed the third T20I, will be available for the opening one-dayer.
Likely XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
India: Shikhar Dhawan is set to lead a near second-string Indian side in the one-dayers in the absence of several senior players.
Likely XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
What they said:
"[He] absolutely will be missed, but he is not retired, so there's a lot to keep working through over the next period to get a real feel for how the picture looks." - Kane Williamson on Martin Guptill's axing from the ODI squad.
"We guys have been performing well for a period of time. At the same time, talking about myself, I have to keep performing. I know till the time I perform, it would be good for me. It keeps me on my toes and keeps me hungry." - Shikhar Dhawan.
Squads:
New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tom Latham
India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant
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4. Stick to commenting on this match. There is no need to bring other countries into the match discussion as there are plenty of other threads where those discussions can be added.
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