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India snatched a hard- fought win by four wickets in Vadodara against New Zealand in the first ODIof the three-match series to take a 1-0 lead . The match was a high scoring encounter as the match saw over 600 runs scored.
Earlier India Skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field first . The Black caps did bat well to post a challenging total of 300/8 inn their 50 overs . Their top guns fired – Devon Conway ( 56), Henry Nicholls ( 62) , Daryl Mitchell ( 84). The rest got starts but could not carry on and that dipped their total from a 350 plus target. Will Young ( 12), Glenn Phillips ( 12) , Mitchell Hay ( 18), Skipper Michael Bracewell run-out 16 , Zakary Foulkes ( 1). The two not out batsmen were Kristian Clarke ( 24), Kyle Jamieson ( 8)
India bowling was tight despite the belter wicket. Mohammed Siraj 2/40 ( 8 overs) , Harshit Rana 2/65 ( 10 Overs) , Washington Sundar 0/27 ( 5 overs) , Prasidh Krishna 2/60 ( 9overs) , Kuldeep Yadav 1/52 ( 9 overs) , Ravindra Jadeja 0/56 ( 9 overs)
In reply to the target of 301, India lost Rohit Sharma for 26. Skipper Shubman Gill blasted his way back to form with a timely 56 . But it was the chase master legend Virat Kohli who anchored India’s chase with a a superb knock of 93 off 91 balls . Virat missed his ton ton but nevertheless played key role in India’s win.
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Back after injury Shreyas Iyer hit a confidence boosting 49 . Ravindra Jadeja ( 4) , K L Rahul not out 29 , Harshit Rana ( 29) , Washington Sundar not out 7 finally saw India home in nervy chase with just 6 balls left . India reaching 3-6/6 in 49 overs.
The New Zeland bowling figures read : The big fellow Kyle Jamieson was impressive with 4/41 ( 10 overs) , Zakary Foulkes 0/49 ( 10 overs), Adithya Ashok 1/55 ( 6 overs) , Kristian Clarke 1/73 ( 10 overs) Skipper Michael Bracewell 0/56 ( 8 overs), Glenn Phillips 0/21 ( 4 overs), Daryl Mitchell 0/7 ( 1 over)
Match: 1st ODI
Venue: Vadodara | Date: January 11, 2026
