"If the Indians lose quick wickets, they will end up scoring not more than 220-225 but if they preserve wickets,
they have some good hitters, who can easily steer the score past 270-280 which would put New Zealand team under pressure," Akram said.
"India will miss Ishant Sharma, especially if they bowl first because that guy is a wicket-taker and the conditions suit him really well.
There would be seam and bounce and he would have really come in handy,
" said Akram.Wasim Akram also said that though the Kiwis have performed better in the Twenty20 format, but ODIs would be a different ball game.
And with Sachin Tendulkar in the one-day team, India would be a different side."India need to win tomorrow, otherwise the Black Caps who are already high on confidence would create much more problem for the Indians in the series.
"The Indian team has more experience in the 50-over