Favourites India will play two warm-up matches before opening their Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign with a fixture against South Africa on June 5.
In the first warm-up match, Virat Kohli & Co will take on New Zealand. India are ranked second in the ICC ODI rankings while the Kiwis are fourth. The two teams will meet again on June 13 at Trent Bridge in the tournament proper.
All you need to know about the warm-up match:
Match: Cricket World Cup 2019, warm-up match number 4.
Date: May 25 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 PM IST (9:30 AM GMT)
Venue: The Oval, London.
Live TV Telecast: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Hotstar
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Likely XIs: Both the sides are likely to field their respective best XIs.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor (vice-captain), Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Lockie Ferguson.
