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India vs New Zealand Live Score, 1st ODI: Arshdeep Singh picks Henry Nicholls; NZ are two down vs IND in Auckland

India's pace bowler Arshdeep Singh dismissed Henry Nicholls to put New Zealand two wickets down in the opening ODI of a five-match series at Eden Park in Auckland. Shubman Gill, captaining India for the first three games of this World Cup build-up, won the toss and elected to field first against the hosts.

The match features a reshuffled Indian lineup that welcomes back Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while New Zealand is coping with the concussion-related absence of Devon Conway and the continued misses of Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman. Tim Seifert has been named to replace Conway at the top of the order, and India faces the challenge of a pitch expected to offer extra bounce, a surface where they have won only four of their previous eleven encounters.

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