India bat in New Zealand Cup warm-up

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.

Since the game does not have official status, each team can use 15 players, but only 11 will bat and field.

India beat defending champions Australia and New Zealand defeated Ireland in their opening warm-up matches.

The World Cup starts in Dhaka on Saturday with the India-Bangladesh clash.

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