New Zealand vs India: ODI preview from Eden Park, Auckland

Before a ball is bowled, New Zealand vs India is already an ODI argument at Eden Park, Auckland. India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 lists 1st ODI (D/N) for Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 02:00 am. The preview below stays with this fixture — who bowls the new ball, who has to bat through it, and why Eden Park, Auckland asks for that job.

Devon Conway against Mohammed Siraj is the matchup this ODI keeps circling back to at Eden Park, Auckland. India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 runs from Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 07:00 am to Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 11:59 pm. 1st ODI (D/N) is not a standalone.

Match snapshot

• Fixture: 1st ODI (D/N)
• Series: India tour of New Zealand 2026/27
• Format: ODI
• Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
• Date and time: Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 02:00 am
• Status: Yet to start
• New Zealand: New Zealand Men ODI
• India: India Men ODI

The 1st ODI (D/N) score stays on the live scoreboard.

Who has to win their hour

Michael Bracewell sets the field for New Zealand. Shubman Gill sets it for India. At Eden Park, Auckland, that first-hour field is the plan for this ODI.

New Zealand squad to follow: Devon Conway (Batsman), Will Young (Batsman), Daryl Mitchell (Batsman), Glenn Phillips (Batsman), Michael Bracewell (Batsman), Kyle Jamieson (All-Rounder), Henry Nicholls (Batsman), Mitchell Hay (Batsman).

India squad to follow: Mohammed Siraj (Bowler), KL Rahul (Wicket Keeper), Prasidh Krishna (Bowler), Ravindra Jadeja (All-Rounder), Rohit Sharma (Batsman), Shreyas Iyer (Batsman), Shubman Gill (Batsman), Virat Kohli (Batsman).

Devon Conway, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell carry the batting job for New Zealand. Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Prasidh Krishna carry it for India. In this ODI between them at Eden Park, Auckland, one partnership that lasts is worth more than three starts.

What Eden Park, Auckland asks of this ODI

Eden Park, Auckland shows its hand in the first hour. If the new ball moves, the top order has to leave. If it sits up, the opening stand can settle the day before the change bowlers arrive. New Zealand and India play that surface on this date, not a generic one.

Fifty overs at Eden Park, Auckland split into a powerplay, a middle, and a death. New Zealand and India win it in the phase where the fifth bowler is hiding.

What 1st ODI (D/N) does to India tour of New Zealand 2026/27

If New Zealand win at Eden Park, Auckland, their XI tends to stay for the next India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 game. If India lose, every low score becomes a selection argument. That is the stake in this 2026 ODI.

New Zealand want the new ball to ask a question or the top order to survive it. India want the opposite hour. Follow the passage, not only the headline total, on the live page once 1st ODI (D/N) starts.