As of 2 November 2026, the 1st ODI has not been played. It is on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at Eden Park, Auckland, with the toss at 7:00 AM IST, and the start at 7:30 AM IST, at 3:00 PM local time.

This is the publish-ready template for 4 November, with the pre-match facts, the scorecard and ratings tables to fill in after the match, and the talking points to watch, so the piece can be published within 12 hours of the result, without inventing a score, a winner, or a Player of the Match, before the match.

Fill in the [FILL] boxes, from the official scorecard, on iplt20.com, ESPNcricinfo, or Cricbuzz, after the match, and then publish. Do not fill them in from a prediction, or from a rumour.

The match, before it starts

1st ODI, Wednesday, 4 November 2026, Eden Park, Auckland
Toss: 7:00 AM IST, Start: 7:30 AM IST, 3:00 PM local
Broadcast in India: Sony Sports Network on TV, Sony LIV for streaming, with a paid subscription required for full live streaming on Sony LIV. In New Zealand, Sky Sport.

Series context: India won the T20I series 3-2, after winning the first three, and losing Auckland and Hamilton. New Zealand won the last ODI series between the sides 2-1 in India in January 2026, which was their first bilateral ODI series win on Indian soil. Pre-tour ODI head-to-head: 123 matches, India 63, New Zealand 52, 1 tied, 7 no results.

India captain: Shubman Gill, for the first three ODIs, with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain. Iyer captains the last two ODIs, on 13 and 15 November, with Ishan Kishan as vice-captain.

New Zealand captain: Mitchell Santner, for all five ODIs.

India squad, first three ODIs, 16 players: Shubman Gill, captain, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, vice-captain, KL Rahul, wicketkeeper, Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, wicketkeeper, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, only for the first ODI, and Auqib Nabi.

New Zealand squad, first three ODIs, updated 2 November 2026, 15 players: Mitchell Santner, captain, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, wicketkeeper, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, wicketkeeper, Nathan Smith, Will Young, Blair Tickner.

Rachin Ravindra, shoulder, and Mark Chapman, hamstring, were ruled out of the whole ODI series on 2 November 2026. Replacements: Tim Seifert, originally last-two only, now in for all five ODIs, Henry Nicholls called up for the first three ODIs, Dean Foxcroft called up for the last two ODIs, and Matt Fisher, originally last-two only, now in for the whole series.

Availability to check at the toss, 7:00 AM IST, 4 November 2026:

Mohammed Siraj, India, availability for the 1st ODI is unconfirmed / doubtful, after he was added to India A for the second unofficial Test in Christchurch, starting 31 October 2026.
Matt Henry, New Zealand, fitness to be monitored, low-grade tear in the right quadriceps, ruled out of the last three T20Is, joining the ODI squad on Monday, readiness assessed before the 1st ODI.
Prasidh Krishna, India, ruled out of the whole ODI series, hamstring injury, 30 September 2026, vs West Indies, in Guwahati, 2nd ODI, bowled 5 overs, BCCI confirmed 30 October 2026. Auqib Nabi added 31 October 2026, as his replacement, for the first three ODIs, now in for all five ODIs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, India, plays only the 1st ODI, before joining India A, for the third unofficial Test, at Lincoln, starting 6 November 2026.

Scorecard to fill after the match

ScoreOversResult[FILL: Team batting first][FILL: Runs / Wickets][FILL: Overs][FILL: Winner, margin, balls left][FILL: Team batting second][FILL: Runs / Wickets][FILL: Overs]Toss:[FILL: Winner, decision]Player of the Match:[FILL: Name, figures]Series:[FILL: 1-0 to X, or 0-0, if no result]Next ODI:Saturday, 7 November, Sky Stadium / HNRY Stadium, Wellington, 7:30 AM IST

Top scores, to fill:

[FILL: Batter 1, runs, balls, 4s, 6s, strike rate]
[FILL: Batter 2, runs, balls, 4s, 6s, strike rate]
[FILL: Batter 3, runs, balls, 4s, 6s, strike rate]

Best bowling, to fill:

[FILL: Bowler 1, overs, runs, wickets, economy]
[FILL: Bowler 2, overs, runs, wickets, economy]
[FILL: Bowler 3, overs, runs, wickets, economy]

Key moments, to fill:

[FILL: Powerplay score, wickets, at 10 overs]
[FILL: Middle overs score, 11 to 40 overs, wickets]
[FILL: Death overs score, 41 to 50 overs, runs, wickets]
[FILL: Turning point, over, ball, dismissal, or boundary]

Talking points to watch, and to write after the match

These are the five talking points to watch, on 4 November, and to write, after the match, with the actual score, and the actual figures, in each one. Do not write them, before the match, as if they have already happened.

1. Eden Park, and the toss

Eden Park is the most batting-friendly ODI ground in New Zealand, in recent years, and the most difficult ground to defend a total on, because of the short straight boundaries, of roughly 45 to 55 metres, and a drop-in pitch, with true bounce.

The first innings has averaged 222.6 across 67 full-length decided games, rising to 257.7 since 2015, and to 285.8 in the four ODIs since 2019. That is a warning: the long-term average is 223, but the recent average is 286, and a first-innings total of 250, which would have been competitive in 2015, is now below par, at Eden Park.

Chasing teams lead 43-32 all-time, at Eden Park, in ODIs, yet the last four decided ODIs went 3-1 to the side batting first. That is a flip, in a small sample, and the toss winner, on 4 November, will have to decide, whether to trust the long-term chasing record, or the recent batting-first record.

India have won 4 and lost 6 ODIs at Eden Park, with 1 tie, and all 4 wins came chasing. The 3 times they batted first they lost, most recently when 306/7 in November 2022 was overhauled by Tom Latham's unbeaten 145.

To fill after the match: [FILL: Who won the toss, what did they decide, what was the first-innings total, and did the toss decision work, with the actual score, and the actual result?]

2. Rohit and Kohli, back in ODIs

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in both ODI squads, for all five ODIs, and they return, in ODIs, on 4 November, after the T20I series, in which they did not play, with Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as the T20 openers.

Rohit opens, with Gill, as captain, and Kohli bats at No. 3, in the predicted first XI, for Eden Park, on 4 November, with Iyer at No. 4, Rahul at No. 5, as wicketkeeper, Nitish at No. 6, Axar at No. 7, Dhir at No. 8, Kuldeep at No. 9, Arshdeep at No. 10, and Kamboj at No. 11, with Siraj replacing Kamboj, if Siraj is available, at the toss.

To fill after the match: [FILL: How many runs did Rohit make, off how many balls, and how many did Kohli make, off how many balls, and did they set up the innings, in the powerplay, overs 1 to 10, with a good start, or did they get out early, and put pressure, on Iyer and Rahul, in the middle overs?]

3. India's middle order, at No. 4, 5 and 6, in 50 overs

Shreyas Iyer at No. 4 in ODIs has 1,893 runs in 43 matches, at an average of 51.16, with 13 fifties and 4 centuries, in October 2026. At No. 5, he has 323 runs in 11 innings, at 29.36. That is a No. 4, who can bat through the middle overs, overs 11 to 40, and who can accelerate, in the last ten overs, overs 41 to 50, not a T20 finisher, who comes in at No. 6, and hits 20 off 10 balls.

KL Rahul at No. 5 in ODIs has 1,477 runs in 33 innings, at an average of 64.21, with a strike rate of 99.59, and at No. 6 he has 332 runs in 12 innings, at 47.42. Since 2025, mostly at No. 6, and three times at No. 5, he has 508 runs in 16 matches, at 72.57, with a strike rate over 112, and one hundred and two fifties, and in overs 41 to 50, since 2025, he has 283 runs, at a strike rate of 140.09.

To fill after the match: [FILL: How many runs did Iyer make, at No. 4, and how many did Rahul make, at No. 5 or No. 6, and did they rotate, in the middle overs, overs 11 to 40, with only four fielders outside the circle, and did they finish, in the death overs, overs 41 to 50, with 80 to 100 runs, in the last ten overs?]

4. New Zealand's first-three batting, without Ravindra and Chapman

Conway, Mitchell and Phillips are in the first-three ODIs only, on 4, 7 and 10 November, not the last two, on 13 and 15 November, with Ravindra and Chapman ruled out, on 2 November 2026.

Mitchell is the anchor, against India, in ODIs, with 741 runs in 11 innings, at an average of 74.10, with a strike rate of 97.11, and with 89 not out off 52 balls, in Wellington, on 27 October 2026, in a T20I, but his ODI job is different: to bat through the middle overs, to rotate, and to be there, at the end, for the last ten overs.

Conway is the platform, with 1,431 runs in 35 innings, in 36 matches, at an average of 44.71, with 5 hundreds and 4 fifties, and with a highest score of 152 not out.

Phillips is the counter-attacker, with 1,262 runs, at 42.06, and a strike rate over 103, in ODIs, to 18 January 2026, and with 106 off 88, against India, in Indore, on 18 January 2026, in a 219-run stand, with Mitchell, after New Zealand were 58/3, and with Phillips making 341 runs, in the T20I series, with 1 hundred, and 3 fifties, and Player of the Series.

Latham is the fourth anchor, with 846 runs, against India, in ODIs, in 20 matches, at an average of 65.00, with a strike rate of 98, and a highest score of 145 not out, in November 2022, at Eden Park, when he overhauled India's 306/7, to win, for New Zealand, by seven wickets.

To fill after the match: [FILL: Who anchored, who set the platform, and who counter-attacked, for New Zealand, on 4 November, with the actual scores, for Conway, Mitchell, Phillips and Latham, and did New Zealand post 300, or chase 300, at Eden Park, with a first-innings average, of 285.8, in the four ODIs since 2019?]

5. India's bowling, without Bumrah, in ODIs

Jasprit Bumrah is missing the ODI leg, and is Test-only, with a comeback expected, in the India A third unofficial Test, at Lincoln, starting 6 November 2026, and in the Tests, in Wellington, on 19 to 23 November, and in Christchurch, on 27 November to 1 December.

In the T20I series, without Bumrah, India conceded 201 runs, on average, batting first, across the first three matches, with 225/4, 180/5, and 198/3, and conceded 259/7, in Auckland, on 30 October 2026, with 85 runs, in the last five overs, including Nitish Kumar Reddy conceding 32 runs, in the 16th over, with Phillips hitting 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, and conceding 64 runs, in four overs, at an economy of 16.00.

Arshdeep Singh is India's lead bowler, in ODIs, with 151 T20I wickets, after Hamilton, on 1 November 2026, and 150, in Auckland, on 30 October 2026, as the first Indian to 150 T20I wickets, and with 1/33, in Wellington, on 27 October 2026, as India's most economical bowler, that day.

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To fill after the match: [FILL: How many runs did India concede, in the powerplay, overs 1 to 10, in the middle overs, overs 11 to 40, and in the death overs, overs 41 to 50, and did Arshdeep, Kuldeep, Axar, Siraj or Kamboj, take wickets, in the middle overs, or at the death, to stop New Zealand, from posting 300, or chasing 300, at Eden Park?]

Player ratings to fill after the match

Ratings are out of 10, for this match only, not for the series, and not for a career. A rating of 10 is a match-winning performance, with a hundred, or a five-wicket haul, or a fifty and two wickets, in a win. A rating of 5 is an average performance, with a start, but no big score, or a wicket, but with runs conceded. A rating of 3 or below is a poor performance, with a duck, or a low score, or with runs conceded, at a high economy, in a loss.

India ratings, to fill:

PlayerRole, predictedRating /10One line, to fillRohit SharmaOpener[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, impact]Shubman Gill, captainOpener, captain[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, captaincy]Virat KohliNo. 3[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, impact]Shreyas Iyer, vice-captainNo. 4[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, impact]KL Rahul, wicketkeeperNo. 5, keeper[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, keeping]Nitish Kumar ReddyNo. 6, all-rounder, only 1st ODI[FILL][FILL: Runs, wickets, impact]Axar PatelNo. 7, left-arm spin[FILL][FILL: Runs, wickets, economy]Naman DhirNo. 8, all-rounder[FILL][FILL: Runs, wickets, impact]Kuldeep YadavNo. 9, wrist spin[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]Arshdeep SinghNo. 10, left-arm pace[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]Anshul Kamboj / Mohammed SirajNo. 11, pace, to check at toss[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]

New Zealand ratings, to fill:

PlayerRoleRating /10One line, to fillDevon ConwayOpener[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls]Will YoungOpener[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls]Daryl MitchellNo. 3 / No. 4, anchor[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls]Glenn PhillipsNo. 4 / No. 5, counter-attacker[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, wickets]Tom Latham, wicketkeeperNo. 5, keeper, anchor[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls, keeping]Henry NichollsMiddle order[FILL][FILL: Runs, balls]Michael BracewellAll-rounder, off-spin[FILL][FILL: Runs, wickets]Mitchell Santner, captainLeft-arm spin, captain[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy, captaincy]Nathan SmithPace[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]Jacob DuffyPace[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]Matt Henry / Kyle Jamieson / Blair Tickner / Matt FisherPace, to check at toss[FILL][FILL: Wickets, economy]

Player of the Match, to fill: [FILL: Name, figures, why he won it, with the actual score, and the actual result]

Frequently asked questions, to fill after the match

Who won the 1st ODI, India vs New Zealand, on 4 November 2026?

[FILL: Winner, margin, balls left, series score 1-0 to X]

What was the score, in the 1st ODI, at Eden Park?

[FILL: Team 1 score, overs, Team 2 score, overs, result]

Who was Player of the Match, in the 1st ODI?

[FILL: Name, runs / wickets, with figures]

What was the toss, in the 1st ODI?

[FILL: Winner, decision, and did it work, with the actual result?]

When is the 2nd ODI?

Saturday, 7 November 2026, Sky Stadium / HNRY Stadium, Wellington, 7:30 AM IST, toss 7:00 AM IST, 3:00 PM local, Sony Sports Network / Sony LIV in India.

The verdict, to fill after the match

Do not write this section, before the match.

After the match, write one paragraph, with the winner, the margin, the Player of the Match, and the one talking point, that decided the match, at Eden Park, on 4 November 2026, with the actual score, and the actual figures, in that paragraph.

[FILL: Verdict paragraph, after the match, with winner, margin, POTM, and turning point]

Source list, pre-match, verified 2 November 2026: 1st ODI Wed 4 Nov 2026, Eden Park, Auckland, toss 7:00 AM IST, start 7:30 AM IST, 3:00 PM local

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