India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI against New Zealand. The Indian team features spin options like Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja, supported by pacers Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. New Zealand's captain Michael Bracewell announced Kristian Clarke's ODI debut. Key players for both teams were listed in their respective line-ups.