Here's the weather forecast for Virat Kohli-led India vs New Zealand Mumbai ODI
Although the city has been witnessing rare showers of rain during the night in the past week, there shouldn't be a concern for fans.
Mumbai: An inconsistent New Zealand side will fancy their chances when they take on Virat Kohli’s men in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, will aim to stamp their class as they eye another bilateral series win.
While both the teams will be raring to start the series with a win, the weather forecast has indicated a partly sunny and humid weather at the Wankhede Stadium for the first encounter.
Although the city has been witnessing rare showers of rain during the night in the past week, there shouldn’t be a concern for fans in Mumbai as the Kiwis play their first ever match at the venue.
Squads:
India (ODI squad): Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur
New Zealand (ODI squad): Kane Williamson (Captain), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, George Worker.
Match-timings:
The match is scheduled to start at 1.30 p.m. IST.