Watch India Vs. New Zealand Cricket Live Online, First ODI At Napier
Fans can watch India vs. New Zealand cricket live online as the teams embark on the first ODI of a series that will determine whether India can hold onto its No. 1 ICC ODI ranking.
India is currently atop the rankings with New Zealand ranked at No.8, but the series between the teams could change that. If India loses the series, which starts Sunday in Napier, it will lose as many as six ratings points (the team currently has 120 ratings points to New Zealand’s 36).
That would mean that either Australia or England — who are currently playing a five-match series — would take over at No. 1. Australia is currently in second place, six points behind India. They would need to beat England by a margin of 3-2 or better and would need New Zealand to beat India by a margin of 3-2 or better as well.
Luckily, fans can watch the India vs. New Zealand cricket match live online thanks to ESPN, which will provide a live stream of the entire match. Action is set to start Sunday at 14:00 local time (01:00 GMT).
India cricket has held the No. 1 ODI spot for one year, knocking England off the top in January 2013. Should New Zealand win the five-match series it could jump up to seventh place, ahead of West Indies, though a loss won’t make a difference on the rankings table.
Fans who watch the India vs. New Zealand cricket ODI live online will get to see an Indian team in transition. The trip to New Zealand gives several young players their first action in international cricket, and also allows India to visit some venues they will see in the 2015 World Cup.
Lineups:
New Zealand squad
BB McCullum*, CJ Anderson, MJ Guptill, MJ McClenaghan, NL McCullum, KD Mills, AF Milne, JDS Neesham, L Ronchi†, JD Ryder, TG Southee, LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson
India squad
MS Dhoni*†, VR Aaron, R Ashwin, STR Binny, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, V Kohli, B Kumar, A Mishra, Mohammed Shami, IC Pandey, AM Rahane, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, I Sharma, RG Sharma
Fans who want to watch the India vs. New Zealand cricket match live online can click here to catch the first ODI action. Fans can also follow the cricket score live online by clicking here.
