New Zealand v India 1st ODI preview: Ravindra and Chapman out for Eden Park series opener

New Zealand and India start a five-match ODI series at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday 4 November. Play begins at 10am Malaysia time. New Zealand will be without Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman, who were both ruled out with injuries on the weekend. India are captained by Shubman Gill and have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the squad.

Ravindra and Chapman out

The ICC reported on 1 November that Chapman is recovering from a hamstring injury and needs about two more weeks. Ravindra has a shoulder problem. New Zealand want to give him more time to recover before the two-Test World Test Championship series against India later in November. Head coach Rob Walter said Ravindra's shoulder had not recovered well enough "where he could field comfortably in white-ball cricket."

Henry Nicholls replaces them for the first three ODIs, and Dean Foxcroft joins for the last two. Mitchell Santner captains both squads. The squad for games one to three is Santner, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Fisher, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert, Nathan Smith, Will Young and Blair Tickner.

India's split squads

The BCCI has picked two ODI squads. Gill captains the team for the first three matches, with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain. Iyer then takes over as captain for the fourth and fifth matches, with Ishan Kishan as his deputy. Rohit and Kohli are in both squads.

The squad for the first three ODIs also includes KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Kishan and Prasidh Krishna, who needs fitness clearance. Jasprit Bumrah is not in either ODI squad. He is named only for the Tests that follow.

Coming off a close T20I series

India won the five-match T20I series 3-2. They won the first three matches, and New Zealand won the last two. Glenn Phillips was Player of the Series with 341 runs, and Santner took the most wickets with nine.

The ODI series follows on from January 2026, when New Zealand won 2-1 in India. They lost the opening match and then won the next two. Over all ODIs between the two teams, India lead 63 wins to 52, with one tie and seven no-results.

Full schedule in Malaysia time

All five ODIs start at 3pm New Zealand time (7:30am in India), which is 10am in Malaysia.

• 1st ODI: Wednesday 4 November, Eden Park, Auckland
• 2nd ODI: Saturday 7 November, Wellington
• 3rd ODI: Tuesday 10 November, Seddon Park, Hamilton
• 4th ODI: Friday 13 November, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
• 5th ODI: Sunday 15 November, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Two Tests follow, in Wellington from 19 November and in Christchurch from 27 November.

Key takeaways

• The five-match New Zealand v India ODI series starts at Eden Park on Wednesday 4 November at 10am Malaysia time.
• Rachin Ravindra (shoulder) and Mark Chapman (hamstring) are out, and Henry Nicholls and Dean Foxcroft replace them.
• Shubman Gill captains India for ODIs one to three, and Shreyas Iyer for ODIs four and five. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in both squads.
• India won the T20I series 3-2. New Zealand won the January 2026 ODI series in India 2-1.
• All five ODIs start at 10am in Malaysia.

FAQ

What time does the 1st ODI between New Zealand and India start in Malaysia? It starts at 10am Malaysia time on Wednesday 4 November. That is 3pm in Auckland and 7:30am in India.

Why is Rachin Ravindra missing the ODI series? He has a shoulder problem. New Zealand say it has not recovered enough for him to field comfortably in white-ball cricket, and they want him fit for the Test series against India later in November.

Are Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing? Both are in India's squads for all five ODIs. Neither is in the Test squad.

Sources: ICC, BCCI, Yahoo Sports, Wikipedia