New Zealand v India 1st ODI Tips

Player of the Match: Devon Conway

The opening batter Devon Conway will be the player to watch out for from the New Zealand camp. The wicketkeeper-batter has been in decent form this year. Following his exploits in the T20 World Cup, he ended up as the top run-scorer for the Kiwis in the three-match T20I series. Conway finished second in the run-scoring charts behind Suryakumar Yadav with 84 runs from two matches at an average of 42.00. Speaking about his records in One Day Internationals, the 31-year-old has played nine games, accumulating 363 runs at an average of 40.33 and a strike rate of 78.23. He also has a century and two fifties to his name.

Top Indian batter: Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has been doing extremely well for the Indian team in One Day International. His game perfectly suits the 50-over format and he has scored an abundance of runs for the country. In India’s last ODI series against South Africa, Shreyas Iyer was a force to reckon with. In three matches, he smacked 191 runs at an average of 191 and a decent strike rate of 111.70. The Kolkata Knight Riders captain also made headlines by scoring a century. As far as his ODI stats are concerned, in 30 innings, he has collected 1299 runs. The 27-year-old has maintained an average of 30.68 with the help of 12 fifties and two centuries.

Top wicket-taker of the match: Kuldeep Yadav

It might surprise you, but we are picking Kuldeep Yadav to be the top wicket-taker in the first One Day International against New Zealand. Following a lean patch in his cricket career, Kuldeep has made a heroic comeback to the Indian team. His records in the ODIs this year are a testament to his dominant form. The spinner has picked a decent 11 wickets in seven One Day Internationals this year at a terrific economy rate of 4.89. With the ODI World Cup less than a year away, Kuldeep will be eager to stand out once again to knock on the doors of the selectors.