Vadodara | India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first One-day International against New Zealand here on Sunday.
India have included six bowlers in their playing Xi with Giil saying he wants to "try different combinations and see how that works".
Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have been included as spin-bowling options, while Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna are the pacers.
NZ skipper Michael Bracewell said Kristian Clarke will be making his ODI debut.
Teams:
India: Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (w), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok.
Indian bowlers, especially pacers Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj, bowled probing line and length but Daryl Mitchell struck a fine counter-attaching half-century to guide New Zealand to 300 for 8 in the first One-day International here on Sunday.
Harshit (2/65) got rid of openers Devon Conway (56 of 67 balls) and Henry Nicholls (62 off 69 balls) in quick succession to break a 117-run partnership at the top, which had started looking threatening.
Siraj (2/40) accounted for the dangerous Will Young (12) and late-order batter Zak Foulkes (1), but Kiwi stalwart Mitchell played an innings of substance, scoring 84 off 71 balls, studded with five boundaries and three sixes.
He shared small but useful partnerships with Mitchell Hay, skipper Michael Bracewell and newcomer Kristian Clarke to give the visitors a sizeable total.
Mitchell was finally dismissed by Prasidh Krishna (2/60), who also had two wickets to show for his efforts.
Brief scores:
New Zealand 300 for 8 in 50 overs (Devon Conway 56, Henry Nicholls 62; Daryl Mitchell 84; Harshit Rana 2/65,Mohammed Siraj 2/40, Prasidh Krishna 2/60).
Scoreboard of the first ODI between India and New Zealand here on Sunday.
New Zealand Innings:
Devon Conway b Harshit Rana 56
Henry Nicholls c Rahul b Harshit Rana 62
Will Young c Rahul b Mohammed Siraj 12
Daryl Mitchell lbw b Prasidh Krishna 84
Glenn Phillips c Shreyas Iyer b Kuldeep Yadav 12
Mitchell Hay b Prasidh Krishna 18
Michael Bracewell run out (Shreyas Iyer) 16
Zakary Foulkes b Mohammed Siraj 1
Kristian Clarke not out 14
Kyle Jamieson not out 0
Extras: (W-7) 7
Total: (For 8 wkts, 48.3 Overs) 282
Fall of Wickets: 117-1, 126-2, 146-3, 170-4, 198-5, 237-6, 239-7, 281-8.
Bowler: Mohammed Siraj 8-0-40-2, Harshit Rana 9.3-0-61-2,
Washington Sundar 5-0-27-0, Prasidh Krishna 8-0-46-2,
Kuldeep Yadav 9-0-52-1, Ravindra Jadeja 9-0-56-0.
