India vs New Zealand Highlights 1st ODI: Latham's 145*, Williamson's 94* power NZ to 7-wicket victory vs IND, go 1-0 up

A full delivery by Henry and Gill goes forward to hammer it over mid-on for a six!

A short of a length delivery by Southee, outside off. Dhawan guides it to third man for a single.

A half-volley by Southee and Dhawan bends his back leg to drive it through the covers for a four!

A full delivery by Southee, straight. Dhawan defends it to covers.

IND: 4/0 (1)

A full delivery by Southee, around off. Dhawan goes on the front foot to drive it between mid-off and mid-on for a four! Opens India's account in the second ball!

Dhawan and Shubman to open for India. Southee to bowl the first over for New Zealand.

Both teams have entered the field for their respective national anthems!

India: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Latham(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson

After toss, Dhawan said, "It's an amazing place, I enjoy playing over here. No issues batting first, I would have bowled first. I feel the wicket is a bit sticky but the sun is out and it should dry out soon. With this team, we have played a few series earlier as well. It's a good opportunity for all the youngsters to perform and show their talents. We are very fortunate that we've got Indians all over the world and they keep supporting us, we are grateful for it. We've got 2 debutants - Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik."

After winning the toss, Williamson said, "We are gonna have a bowl first. New surface and a few unknowns. Most teams will have a lot of ODI cricket now. Each game is an opportunity to build as a side. It is unique, there has been a number fantastic games here. The guys are looking forward to this series. We are going with 4 seamers - Lockie, Milne, Southee and Matt Henry - along with Santner."

New Zealand captain Williamson has won the toss and opted to bowl vs India.

Arshdeep and Umran will make their ODI debuts today in Auckland!

Few more minutes for toss, which is scheduled for 6:30 AM IST.

Ahead of the match, Williamson explained axing Guptill from the squad. "He absolutely will be missed, but he is not retired, so there's a lot to keep working through over the next period to get a real feel for how the picture looks", said the NZ skipper.

Ahead of the match, Dhawan said, "We guys have been performing well for a period of time. At the same time, talking about myself, I have to keep performing. I know till the time I perform, it would be good for me. It keeps me on my toes and keeps me hungry."

India: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tom Latham

The series will be huge opportunity for Shubman and Shreyas to cement their positions in the the ODI team ahead of the World Cup.

The last time, India visited New Zealand in early 2022, they lost 0-3 in the ODI series, and also were defeated by New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.

In terms of head-to-head, both sides have faced each other in 110 ODIs, with India winning 55 of them. Meanwhile, New Zealand have won in 49 occasions.

Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's first ODI between India and New Zealand, straight from Eden Park in Auckland. Stay tuned folks, for some exciting cricket!